सूक्तिमुक्तावली - भक्तजन

भक्ता भक्त समाजे गुणानुवादैस्सदा रमन्तेऽत्र ।
धूमपलोको य्द्वन्नैकाकी*किन्तु समविषयेषु ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

bhaktA bhakta samaaje guNAnuvAdaiH sadA ramante atra।
dhUmapa loko yadvat na ekAkI kintu samaviShayeShu ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

Devotees will always flock together with other devotees and sing/talk about God's qualities. This increases their devotion also. It is not as natural as people addicted to smoking flock together and enjoy each others company. Their addiction also grows in like minded company.

- Suktimuktavali

भागवत - भक्त

न तथा ह्यघवान् राजन् पूयेत तप आदिभिः ।
यथा कृष्णार्पितप्राणस्तत्पूरुषनिषेवया ॥

- भागवत

na tathA hi aghavAn rAjan pUyeta tapa AdibhiH ।
yathA kRuShNArpita prANaH tat pUruSha niShevayA ॥

- bhAgavata

Oh! King, a sinner can not redeem himself by doing penances. But he can redeem himself by serving devotees who have offered their lives to the service of God (and follow their path).

- Bhagavata

भागवत - कैवल्य

न किंचित् साधवो धीरा भक्ता ह्येकान्तिनो मम ।
वांछंत्यपि मया दत्तं कैवल्यमपुनर्भवम् ॥

- भागवत

na kinchit sAdhavo dhIrA bhaktA hi ekAntino mama ।
vAnChanti api mayA dattam kaivalyam apunarbhavam ॥

- bhAgavata

The courageous, noble devotees of mine who seek solitude do not wish for anything. Not even heaven or the release from eternal cycle of births - both of which I can bestow on them.

- Bhagavata