Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.3.20; 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 1.3.20
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा शुक-संहितायां —
महाभागवतो जातः पुत्रस् ते बादरायण ।
विनोपायैर् उपेयाभूद् विष्णु-भक्तिर् इहोदिता ॥१.३.२०॥yathā śuka-saṃhitāyāṃ —
mahābhāgavato jātaḥ putras te bādarāyaṇa |
vinopāyair upeyābhūd viṣṇu-bhaktir ihoditā ||1.3.20||
English translation
Thus it is said in the Śuka-saṃhīta:
“O Bādarāyaṇa, you have given birth to a great devotee as your son. Without sādhana, which brings about the goal, viṣṇu-bhakti has appeared within his heart.”