यस्य देवे च मन्त्रे च गुरौ त्रिष्वपि निश्चला ।
न व्यवच्छिद्यते बुद्धिस्तस्य सिद्धिरदूरतः ॥
मन्त्रात्मा देवता ज्ञेया देवता गुरुरूपिणी ।
तेषां भेदो न कर्तव्यो यदीच्छेदिष्टमात्मनः ॥
yasya deve ca mantre ca gurau triṣv api niścalā |
na vyavacchidyate buddhis tasya siddhir adūrataḥ ||
mantrātmā devatā jñeyā devatā guru-rūpiṇī |
teṣāṁ bhedo na kartavyo yadīcched iṣṭam ātmanaḥ ||
(Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 17.65–66)
“Success (siddhi) is not far off for one whose unwavering intention upon Deva, the mantra, and the guru is non-deterred. The Devatā is to be known as he who has a form as the mantra [used to worship him], and the Devatā is [to be known as] he who has a form as the guru [who teaches worship of himself]. A division between them is not to be made should one desire [to attain] one’s own desired object [i.e., should one desire to attain one’s cherished Devatā].”