mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī bālo yena na pāṭhitaḥ |
na śobhate sabhā-madhye haṁsa-madhye bako yathā ||
(Unknown source)
“A mother by whom a child is not educated is an enemy, and such a father is a foe, as such a child, like a crane among swans, will not shine in an assembly [i.e., will have no means of accomplishing anything in human society].”
ghṛta-kumbha-samā nārī taptāṅgāra-samaḥ pumān |
tasmād ghṛtaṁ ca vahniṁ ca naikatra sthāpayed budhaḥ ||
(Unknown source)
“A woman is like a pot of ghee, and a man like a burning coal. Therefore, the wise should not place ghee and fire together.”
alaso manda-buddhiś ca sukhī ca vyādhi-pīḍitaḥ |
nidrāluḥ kāmukaś caiva ṣaḍ ete śāstra-varjitāḥ ||
(Unknown source)
“The lazy, the dull-witted, the happy-go-lucky, those plagued by disease, the slumberous, and the lustful—these six are excluded by śāstra [i.e., they lack the qualifications needed to follow the teachings given in the śāstra and thus the teachings of the śāstra are not applicable to them; they will not attain the ideals taught in śāstra, and those who wish to attain such ideals should avoid their association].”
gadādharam ahaṁ vande mādhavācārya-nandanam |
mahābhāva-svarūpaṁ śrī-caitanyābhinna-rūpiṇam ||
(Unknown Source)
“I offer obeisance to Gadādhara, the darling son of Mādhavācārya, who is the personification of mahābhāva and whose form is nondifferent from Śrī Caitanya’s.”
śrī-gaurāṅga-rasāśritaṁ mādhavācārya-nandanam |
kumāraṁ ratnavatyāś ca vande śrīmad-gadādharam ||
(Unknown Source)
“I offer obeisance unto Śrīmad Gadādhara, the son of Ratnavatī and darling of Mādhavācārya, who is sheltered in the rasa of Śrī Gaurāṅga.”
gāndharvikā-svarūpāya gaurāṅga-prema-sampade |
gadādharāya me nityaṁ namo’stu hi kṛpālave ||
(Unknown Source)
“Let me offer obeisance eternally unto gracious Gadādhara, the embodiment of Gāndharvikā [i.e., Śrī Rādhikā] and perfection of prema for Gaurāṅga.”
śrī-hlādinī-svarūpāya gaurāṅga-suhṛdāya ca |
bhakta-śakti-pradānāya gadādhara namo’stu te ||
(Unknown Source)
“Let me offer obeisance unto Gadādhara, the embodiment of the śrī-hlādinī-śakti, the dear friend of Gaurāṅga, the bestower of śakti upon the bhaktas.”
vidyut-puñja-viḍambi-sundara-tanuṁ hemābja-divyānanaṁ
snigdhāṅghriṁ kara-pāda-hiṅgula-rucaṁ śuklāmbaraṁ sundaram |
bhaktānāṁ paripālanārdra-hṛdayaṁ śrī-gaura-sevya-sthitaṁ
mañjuṁ śrīla-gadādharaṁ prabhu-varaṁ śrī-paṇḍitākhyaṁ bhaje ||
(Unknown Source)
“His beautiful figure mocking a mass of lightning,
His divine face resembling a golden lotus,
His feet resplendent,
His palms and soles bright like cinnabar,
His white cloth beautiful,
His heart tender in nurturing bhaktas,
Fixed upon his object of worship Śrī Gaura,
Lovely Śrīla Gadādhara,
The best of masters,
Known as Śrī Paṇḍita,
I worship.”
nityānandam ahaṁ naumi sarvānandakaraṁ param |
hari-nāma-pradaṁ devam avadhūta-śiromaṇim ||
(Unknown source)
“I offer obeisance unto Nityānanda Deva, the crest-jewel of avadhūtas, who as the bestower of Hari-nāma is absorbed in creating bliss for all.”
śrīman-nityānandacandraṁ karuṇāmaya-vigraham |
caitanyābhinna-dehaṁ taṁ vande sarva-jana-priyam ||
(Unknown source)
“I offer obeisance unto him, the moon Śrīman Nityānanda, the embodiment of compassion whose figure is non-different from Caitanya, and who is dear to all people.”
