श्रीमद्गोविन्दपदारविन्दमकरन्दलुब्धचेतोभिः ।
गोविन्दभाष्यमेतत्पाठ्यं शपथोऽर्पितोऽन्येभ्यः ॥
śrīmad-govinda-padāravinda-makaranda-lubdha-cetobhiḥ |
govinda-bhāṣyam etat pāṭhyaṁ śapatho’rpito’nyebhyaḥ ||
(Govinda-bhāṣya: Upasaṁhāra, 2)
“This Govinda-bhāṣya is to be studied by those whose minds are desirous of the nectar of the lotus feet of Śrīmad Govinda. A curse [i.e., a prohibition on studying it] is cast upon others [i.e., those devoid of such desire, who read it].”