Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.89; 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 2.4.89
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
उन्मादवद् इह व्याधि-विशेषो’प्य् एष वर्णितः ।
परां भयानकाभासे यत् करोति चमत्कृतिम् ॥२.४.८९॥unmādavad iha vyādhi-viśeṣo’py eṣa varṇitaḥ |
parāṃ bhayānakābhāse yat karoti camatkṛtim ||2.4.89||
English translation
“This sickness called apasmāra has been described separately from sickness, as in the case of unmāda, since it produces an extremely astonishing state with a hint of bhayānaka-rasa (fear).”