The difference between a viśeṣaṇa, an upādhi and an upalakṣaṇa
Definitions of viśeṣaṇa, upādhi and upalakṣaṇa.
Day: November 2, 2021
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गुरुः शास्त्रं श्रद्धा रुचिरनुगतिः सिद्धिरति मे
यदेतत्तत्सर्वं चरणकमलं राजति ययोः ।
कृपापूरस्यन्दस्नपितनयनाम्भोजयुगलौ
सदा राधाकृष्णावशरणगती तौ मम गतिः ॥
Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, whose lotus feet are everything to me — my preceptor (guru), scripture (śāstra), faith (śraddhā), attraction (ruci), service (anugati), and goal (siddhi) — whose lotus eyes are always bathed with streams of tears full of compassion, and who are the shelter of the shelterless, are my constant refuge.
– Śrī Jīva Goswami
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