āstikyam asti vedaika-gamyaṁ vastv iti niścayaḥ
āstikyam asti vedaika-gamyaṁ vastv iti niścayaḥ |
(Ahirbudhnya-saṁhitā: 31.28)
“Āstikya is conviction that there is a reality knowable only through the Vedas.”
Pañcarātra
deśa-tyāgo mahān vyādhiḥ
deśa-tyāgo mahān vyādhiḥ virodho bandhubhiḥ saha |
dhana-hāni apamānaṁ ca mad-anugraha-lakṣaṇam ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra)
“Leaving one’s homeland, a severe disease, a dispute between friends, loss of wealth, and disrespect are signs of my grace.”
vaiṣṇavānāṁ parā-bhaktir
vaiṣṇavānāṁ parā-bhaktir ācāryāṇāṁ viśeṣataḥ |
pūjanaṁ ca yathā-śakti tān āpannāṁś ca pālayet ||
(Nārada Pañcarātra; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 2.137)
“One should have great bhakti for the Vaiṣṇavas, and for the ācāryas in particular. One should worship them as one is able and protect them [when they are] in difficulty.”