Nishtha, ṣṭ, īṣṭ: 28 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms ṣṭ and īṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Nistha or Nishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishth.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṣṭ (निष्ठा).—In the pṇigrahaṇa mantra in the seventh Pda; known to Satyavrata.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 88. 97.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṣṭ (निष्ठा).—The affixes क्� (kta) and क्तवत् (ktavat) in Panini's Grammar; cf. क्तक्तवत� निष्ठा (ktaktavat Ծṣṭ) P. I. 1.26.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)ṣṭ (निष्ठा) refers to “fixed adherence, or resolve; devotional practice that does not waver at any time. It is the fifth stage in the development of the creeper of devotion�. (cf. Glossary page from Śī--ī).
: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Editionṣṭ (निष्ठा) refers to:—Firm faith; established devotional practice that does not waver at any time. The fourth stage in the development of the creeper of devotion. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtamīṣṭ (नीष्ठा) refers to:—Fixed determination; the stage of sdhana-bhakti wherein all the unwanted desires of the practitioner have been cleared and he maintains a constant intensity of endeavor by his intelligence. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhgavamṛta).
: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhitaṣṭ (निष्ठा) refers to—Steadiness.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)ṣṭ (निष्ठा) refers to the “culminating point� (of the words of the foremost scriptures).—Not only does Appaya believe that Advaita is the underlying teaching of Śrīkaṇṭha’s commentary; he also takes it to be the final word of all Śaiv岵 and actually of all Hindu scriptures, as he himself solemnly declares at the beginning of the Śivrkamaṇidīpik: “The culminating point (Ծṣṭ) of the words of the foremost scriptures, 岵 as well as all [other] compositions, from the multitude of Purṇas to ṛt texts such as the Mahbhrata and so forth, is in non-duality alone (advaita eva); the Brahmaūٰ too appear to the discerning ones to have their rest in [non-duality] alone [and] nothing but that [non-duality] was accepted by ancient 峦ⲹٲԲ led by Śaṅkara�
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditionsṣṭ (निष्�) refers to “devotion (to recitation and meditation)�, according to the Kiraṇatantra chapter 49 (dealing with ٲ).—Accordingly, “Garuḍa spoke: ‘You have taught me, O great Lord, the activities of the Neophyte, the Putraka and the Ācrya. Tell me those of the Sdhaka�. The Lord spoke: ‘The excellent Sdhaka [should be] full of sattva, firm, capable of endurance, his mind fixed on [his] mantra, unassailable, of great wisdom, looking impartially on mud, stones and gold engaged, regular in [the performance of] oblations, always devoted (Ծṣṭ) to recitation and meditation, dexterous in the dispelling of obstacles, firm in [the practice of his] religious observance, calm, pure. [...]’�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: academia.edu: Meaning of haṭha in Early Haṭhayogaṣṭ (निष्ठा) [=ṣṭ?] refers to “devotion�.—In contrasting tranquility (śԳپ) with ṻ첹, the commentator, Jayaratha, describes tranquility as a “process of pleasant combustion� (ܰ첹). When the Guru has been propitiated, the “tranquil� methods of initiation (īṣ�-Բ) and devotion to a religious practice (anuṣṻ�-Ծṣṭ) will bring about transcendence (atyaya) at the time of death. However, ṻ첹 is a sudden and violent process that burns up all things (屹) in the fire of intelligence. It destroys duality and is likened by Abhinavagupta to the enjoyment (rasa) of devouring enough (ṅg). The commentator notes that ṻ첹 is a forceful action (ٰṇa) that transgresses the normal order (ⲹپū貹) and, as noted earlier, this connotation of haṭha is implicit in Haṭhayoga’s effect of raising the downward-moving breath (Բ) and the normally dormant Kuṇḍalinī.
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birchṣṭ (निष्�) refers to “being (fixed) in (an absorption)�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] For a Yogin who is in an absorption (laya-Ծṣṭ) for a period of six moments, loss of body heat, sleep and fainting may occur repeatedly. [...]�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramṣṭ (निष्ठा) or ṣṭvratin refers to “firmly grounded observers of the vow�, according tot the Mṛgendrgama (Carypda) verse 2-3, 8-10, in the section on expiation (ⲹśٳٲ).—Accordingly, “[...] The vow of those who are ‘endowed observers� of the vow (bhautikavratin) has an end, (whereas) those whose (vow) terminates with the falling of the body are said to be firmly grounded observers of the vow (Ծṣṭ-vratin). These (can be) teachers, (spiritual) sons (putraka) and advanced adepts (첹). The endowed (observer of the vow) is one who has offered the vow in the proper manner to the Lord of the Vow at the end when the vow has been fulfilled, and given up its accoutrements. He possesses the wealth that is the (fine) figure of a beautiful wife and is said to be (one who observes the vow for a special) intention (峾ⲹ). Otherwise (if he is not a householder) he is (called) a true (observer of the vow) with an end (ٲԳٲԾ첹)�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)ṣṭ (निष्�) refers to “one who strives after (the knowledge of truth)�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] In other Śstras, too, many precepts of wise men are heard which stimulate activity in those who conduct themselves properly in this world. Even a householder, who honestly earns his livelihood, and strives after the knowledge of truth (tattvajñna-Ծṣṭ), and honours his guests, and offers oblations to the Manes, and tells the truth, attains liberation. [...]�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchṣṭ (निष्�) refers to “reaching (to the utmost limit)� [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapṇi: “Son of good family, those sixty-four dharmas are included in one hundred twenty-eight dharmas. What are those one hundred twenty-four? [...] (29) no agitation is included in going and reaching to the utmost limit (atyanta-Ծṣṭ-gata); (30) no objection is included in truth and delight in the dharma; (31) renounce is included in knowing the cause and getting rid of false views; (32) eliminating the concept of mine is included in the absence of what belongs to the ego and property; [...]’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñprami ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)ṣṭ (निष्ठा) refers to “devotion� according to Vgīśvarakīrti’s Tattvaratnvalokavivaraṇa.—Accordingly, “This is the work to dispel all opposed opinions of Vgīśvara [Vgīśvarakīrti], whose dedication to the glorious Samja [Guhyasamja] is supreme and whose devotion (Ծṣṭ) is without blemish�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryԾṣṭ (निष्�).—p (S) Fixed in, seated in, inherent. In comp. as ghaṭaԾṣṭ, manōԾṣṭ, dēhaԾṣṭ.
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Ծṣṭ (निष्ठा).—f (S) Fixed affection or attention; devotedness or engagedness of heart or mind; attachment. 2 Reliance, trust, confidence. 3 Ordinary and uniform practice or profession. 4 Fixedness or seatedness in, inherence. 5 Conclusion. 6 (Poetry.) Condition or state. Ex. tṛṣ lgalī ntha ōṣṻ�- mṛcī || śarīrsi jyvīṇa Ծṣṭ mṛcī ||.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishԾṣṭ (निष्�).�p Fixed in, seated in, inherent.
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Ծṣṭ (निष्ठा).�f Fixed affection or attention; devotedness. Reliance, confidence. Fixedness or inherence. Conclusion.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣṭ (निष्�).�a. [ni-ٳ-ka ṣatvaṭutve] (Usually at the end of comp.)
1) Being in or on, situated on; तन्निष्ठ� फेने (tanniṣṭhe phene).
2) Depending or resting on, referring or relating to; तमोनिष्ठाः (tamoԾṣṭ�) Manuṛt 12.95.
3) Devoted or attached to, practising, intent on; सत्यनिष्� (satyaԾṣṭ).
4) Skilled in.
5) Believing in; धर्मनिष्� (dharmaԾṣṭ).
6) Conducive to, effecting; हेमाम्भो� स्रजस्ते विशद सुमहते प्लोषपोषाय निष्ठा� (hemmbhoja srajaste viśada sumahate ploṣapoṣya Ծṣṭ�) B. R.5.51.
-ṣṭ 1 Position, condition, state; तेषा� निष्ठा तु का कृष्� (teṣṃ Ծṣṭ tu k kṛṣṇa) Bhagavadgī (Bombay) 17.1; तेषामशान्तकामाना� का निष्ठाऽविजितात्मनाम् (teṣmaśntakmn� k Ծṣṭ'vijitmanm) Bhgavata 11.5.1.
2) Basis, foundation.
3) Fixity, fixedness, steadiness; मन� निष्ठाशून्यं भ्रमति � किमप्यालिखति � (mano Ծṣṭśūnya� bhramati ca kimapylikhati ca) Mlatīmdhava (Bombay) 1.31;
4) Devotion or application, close attachment.
5) Belief, firm adherence, faith; शास्त्रेषु निष्ठा (śstreṣu Ծṣṭ) Mlatīmdhava (Bombay) 3.11; लोकेऽस्मिन� द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयाऽनघ (loke'smin dvividh Ծṣṭ pur prok may'nagha) Bhagavadgī (Bombay) 3.3.
6) Excellence, skill, proficiency, perfection.
7) Conclusion, end, termination; (śṛṇ) चरित� पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य यथ� निष्ठा� गतश्� सः (carita� prthivendrasya yath Ծṣṭ� gataśca sa�) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 1.49.6; अत्यारूढ�- र्भवति महतामप्यपभ्रंशनिष्ठा (atyrūḍhi- rbhavati mahamapyapabhraṃśaԾṣṭ) Ś.4.3. (v. l.).
8) The catastrophe or end of a drama.
9) Accomplishment, completion (پ); पाणिग्रहणिका मन्त्र� नियत� दारलक्षणम् � तेषा� निष्ठा तु विज्ञेया विद्वद्भिः सप्तमे पद� (pṇigrahaṇik mantr niyata� dralakṣaṇam | teṣṃ Ծṣṭ tu vijñey vidvadbhi� saptame pade) || Manuṛt 8.227.
1) The culminating point; इय� � निष्ठा नियत� प्रजानाम� (iya� ca Ծṣṭ niyata� prajnm) Bu. Ch.3.61.
11) Death, destruction, disappearance from the world at the fixed time.
12) Fixed or certain knowledge, certainty.
13) Begging.
14) Suffering, trouble, distress, anxiety.
15) (In gram.) A technical term for the past participial terminations क्�, क्तवतु (kta, ktavatu) (i. e. ta and tavata.)
16) Name of Viṣṇu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (निष्�).—mfn.
(-ṣṭ�-ṣṭ-ṣṭ�) 1. Staying, being in, who or what stays or is in or on anything. 2. Believing, faithful. 3. Skilled in. 4. Devoted to. f.
(-ṣṭ) 1. The catastrophe of a drama, the conclusion of a fable. 2. Conclusion in general, end, termination. 3. Disappearance, loss, destruction. 4. Confirmation, completion. 5. Asking, begging. 6. Ordinary and uniform practice or profession. 7. Good conduct, excellence. 8. Religious practice, devout and austere exercise. 9. Faith, belief. 10. Condition, state. 11. Fixed time of life, &c. 12. Trouble, distress, anxiety. 13. The technical term for the past participial affixes kta and ktavatu. E. ni completely, assuredly, ٳ to stay or stop, kta aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (निष्�).—i. e. ni-, and probably also nis, -stha (vb. ٳ), I. adj., f. ṻ. 1. Being on, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 123. 2. Grounded on, [Բśٰ] 12, 95. 3. Intent on, [Բśٰ] 3, 134. Ii. f. ṻ, 1. Basis, [Bhagavadgī, (ed. Schlegel.)] 3, 3. 2. Certain knowledge, Mahbhrata 14, 626. 3. Accomplishment, [Բśٰ] 8, 227. 4. End, catastrophe, [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 78 n. 5. Death, Mahbhrata 13, 3151.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (निष्�).—[adjective] staying, lying, being, resting, footing, dependent, or intent upon; relating, attached, or devoted to (—�), [abstract] [feminine]
� [feminine] stand-point, basis, foundation; devotion to, familiarity with ([locative]); height, summit, close, end (adj. —� ending with); decision, sentence, verdict ([jurisprudence]); the endings ta & tavant and the participles formed with them ([grammar]).
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ṣṭ (निष्ठा).—[adjective] excelling, leading.
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ٳ (निस्था).—[Causative] fix in ([locative]).
ٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and ٳ (स्था).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣṭ (निष्ठा):—[=ni-ṣṭ] a (√ٳ�; [Aorist] ny-aṣṻt [perfect tense] ni-tasthau, [Vopadeva]) :—[Causal] ([Aorist] Բ-پṣṭ貹) to fix in ([locative case]), [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa];
—to give forth, emit, yield, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
2) ṣṭ (निष्�):—[=Ծ-ṣṭ] [from ni-ṣṭ] mfn. (in some senses = or [wrong reading] for Ծ� + stha) being in or on, situated on, grounded or resting on, depending on, relating or referring to (usually ifc.), [Manu-ṛt; Mahbhrata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] intent on, devoted to, [ib.] (cf. dharma-, satya-)
4) [v.s. ...] conducive to, effecting ([dative case]), [Blarmyaṇa v, 51]
5) ṣṭ (निष्ठा):—[=ni-ṣṭ] b f. (ifc. f(). ) state, condition, position, [Bhagavad-gī]
6) [v.s. ...] firmness, steadiness, attachment, devotion, application, skill in, familiarity with, certain knowledge of ([locative case]), [Mahbhrata; Kvya literature; Purṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] decision about ([genitive case]), [Ჹٲṅgṇī]
8) [v.s. ...] decisive sentence, judgement, [Gautama-dharma-śstra; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]
9) [v.s. ...] completion, perfection, culminating or extreme point, [Manu-ṛt; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Mahbhrata] etc.
10) [v.s. ...] conclusion, end, termination, death (ifc. ‘ending with�), [Mahbhrata; Kvya literature] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] asking, begging, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] trouble, distress, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) Name of the [past participle] affixes ta and tavat
14) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) the end or catastrophe, [Horace H. Wilson]
15) [=ni-ṣṭ] c ([Padapṭha] Ծ�-ṣṭ) mfn. excelling, eminent, [Ṛg-veda]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (निष्�):—[Ծ-ṣṭ] (ṣṭha�-ṣṭ-ṣṭha�) a. Staying in, abiding; believing. f. The catastrophe of a drama; end; loss; completion; profession; firm belief; state; begging; good conduct; fixed time of trouble.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ٳ (निस्था) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiṭṻ�.
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Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) ṣṭ (निष्�) [Also spelled nishth]:�(a) trusting, having faith; usually used as an adjectival suffix meaning having faith/trust (in); devotion, affection; readiness, (for), or allegiance (to), engrossed (in), well-disposed (towards), etc. (as [satyaԾṣṭ, yathrthaԾṣṭ, karmaԾṣṭ], etc.); ~[] used as a nominal suffix meaning the quality or state of having faith/trust in or allegiance to (as [satyaԾṣṭ, nyyaԾṣṭ], etc.).
2) ṣṭ (निष्ठा):�(nf) allegiance; loyalty; faith; fidelity; devotion; ~[vna] loyal; faithful; fidel; devoted; ~[īԲ] disloyal; faithless; infidel.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣṭ (ನಿಷ್�):�
1) [adjective] placed; put; kept.
2) [adjective] loyal a) faithful to the constituted authority of one’s country; b) faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation to defend, support or be true to; c) intensely devoted (to a religion, philosophy, etc.).
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ṣṭ (ನಿಷ್�):�
1) [noun] a man who is faithful to the constituted authority of his country.
2) [noun] he who is faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that he is under obligation to defend, support or be true to.
3) [noun] a man who is intensely devoted (to a religion, philosophy, etc.).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) ṣṭ (निष्�):—adj. 1. devoted or attached to; intent on; 2. (usu. at the end of compound) being in or on; situated on;
2) ṣṭ (निष्ठा):—n. certain knowledge; faith; belief; 2. reverence; devotion; adj. faithful; reverent; devout; fulfilling all religious duties;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+9): Nishthagamanabhumi, Nishthagata, Nishthakashtha, Nishthaloka, Nishthamarga, Nishthana, Nishthanaka, Nishthanita, Nishthanta, Nishthapada, Nishthapaka, Nishthapana, Nishthapeti, Nishthapisu, Nishthapita, Nishthashunya, Nishthata, Nishthate, Nishthatva, Nishthava.
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Verse 2.3.104-106 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.5.49 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 2.2.53 < [Chapter 2 - Jñna (knowledge)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 5.17 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannysa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
Verse 2.45 < [Chapter 2 - Sṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Verse 18.50 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dsa)
Verse 2.28.168 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannysa]
Verse 1.11.75 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]
Verse 2.18.61 < [Chapter 18 - Mahprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopī]