Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.3.7; 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 2.3.7
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ गौणाः —
रत्याक्रमणतः प्रोक्ता गौणास् ते गौण-भूतया ।
अत्र कृष्णस्य सम्बन्धः स्यात् किञ्चिद् व्यवधानतः ॥२.३.७॥atha gauṇāḥ —
ratyākramaṇataḥ proktā gauṇās te gauṇa-bhūtayā |
atra kṛṣṇasya sambandhaḥ syāt kiñcid vyavadhānataḥ ||2.3.7||
English translation
Secondary snigdha-sāttvika-bhāva:
“Sāttvika-bhāvas that arise from a secondary rati are called secondary snigdha-sāttvika-bhāvas. The relationship with Kṛṣṇa is somewhat indirect.