Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.48

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.48

आहुश्च ते नलिननाभ पदारविन्दं
योगेश्वरैर्हृदि विचिन्त्यमगाधबोधै: ।
संसारकूपपतितोत्तरणावलम्बं
गेहं जुषामपि मनस्युदियात् सदा न: ॥ ४८ ॥

āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ
yogeśvarair hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ saṁsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṁ
gehaṁ juṣām api manasy udiyāt sadā naḥ

Translation:

The gopīs spoke thus: Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great mystic yogīs and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs.

Srimad Bhagavatam 12.13.1

Srimad Bhagavatam 12.13.1


सूत उवाच
यं ब्रह्मा वरुणेन्द्ररुद्रमरुत: स्तुन्वन्ति दिव्यै: स्तवै-
र्वेदै: साङ्गपदक्रमोपनिषदैर्गायन्ति यं सामगा: ।
ध्यानावस्थिततद्गतेन मनसा पश्यन्ति यं योगिनो
यस्यान्तं न विदु: सुरासुरगणा देवाय तस्मै नम: ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca
yaṁ brahmā varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavair
vedaiḥ sāṅga-pada-kramopaniṣadair gāyanti yaṁ sāma-gāḥ
dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yogino
yasyāntaṁ na viduḥ surāsura-gaṇā devāya tasmai namaḥ

Translation:

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Unto that personality whom Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise by chanting transcendental hymns and reciting the Vedas with all their corollaries, pada-kramas and Upaniṣads, to whom the chanters of the Sāma Veda always sing, whom the perfected yogīs see within their minds after fixing themselves in trance and absorbing themselves within Him, and whose limit can never be found by any demigod or demon — unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead I offer my humble obeisances.

Srimad Bhagavatam 11.19.27–45

An excerpt from Srimad Bhagavatam (11.19.27–45) in which Lord Krishna answers Uddhava’s questions about seeing the world in the proper way.

Srimad Bhagavatam

Q: What is dharma?

A: That which produces devotion to Me.

Q: What is knowledge (jnan)?

A: Seeing the presence of the Supersoul.

Q: What is detachment (vairagya)?

A: Disinterest in the sense objects.

Q: What is equanimity (sama)?

A: Being intent upon Me (not simply peace of mind).

Q: What is discipline (dama)?

A: Control of the senses (not control over others).

Q: What is tolerance (titiksa)?

A: Enduring suffering (as prescribed by the scriptures or as inflicted by disrespectful persons; not a foolish self-induced attempt to endure heat or cold).

Q: What is steadiness (dhrti)?

A: Mastery of the tongue and genitals (other types of steadiness are useless without this).

Q: What is the greatest charity (dana)?

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Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.8

Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj

तत्तेऽनुकम्पां सुसमीक्षमाणो
भुञ्जान एवात्मकृतं विपाकम् ।
हृद्वाग्वपुर्भिर्विदधन्नमस्ते
जीवेत यो मुक्तिपदे स दायभाक् ॥ ८ ॥

tat te’ nukampam susamiksamano
bhunjana evatma-kritam vipakam
hrid-vag-vapurbhir vidhan namas te
jiveta yo mukti-pade sa daya-bhak

My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words and body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim.

SB 10:14:8

Srila Guru Maharaj (Srila Bhakti Rarhak Sridhar Maharaj) quotes SB 10:14:8 and says,

With the help of the Guru, the Sastra, and the previously experienced persons, I shall try to stand the test, that, “Yes, because the bile is so, everything is tasting bitter. But this process will remove the bile. I shall have to wait for some time, and when the bile is gone, I shall taste sugar candy as sweet.”