Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.4; 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 2.1.4
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथास्याः केशव-रतेर् लक्षिताया निगद्यते ।
सामग्री-परिपोषेन परमा रस-रूपता ॥२.१.४॥athāsyāḥ keśava-rater lakṣitāyā nigadyate |
sāmagrī-paripoṣena paramā rasa-rūpatā ||2.1.4||
English translation
“The Southern Ocean describes how rati (bhāva) for the Lord (sthāyī-bhāva), which has been described above, takes on the form of the highest rasa
through nourishment by the ingredients of vibhāva, anubhāva, sāttvika-bhāva
and vyabhicārī-bhāva.”