Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.1.45; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 1.1.45
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
किं च —
स्वल्पापि रुचिर् एव स्याद् भक्ति-तत्त्वावबोधिका ।
युक्तिस् तु केवला नैव यद् अस्या अप्रतिष्ठता ॥१.१.४५॥kiṃ ca —
svalpāpi rucir eva syād bhakti-tattvāvabodhikā |
yuktis tu kevalā naiva yad asyā apratiṣṭhatā ||1.1.45||
English translation
“Furthermore it should be stated that even if one has just a little taste for the topic of bhakti, he can understand it. He who tries to understand bhakti by dry logic cannot understand it, because logic is insubstantial.”