Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.77; 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 3.2.77
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
आश्रितादेः पुरैवोक्तः प्रकारो रति-जन्मनि ।
तत्र पारिषदादेस् तु हेतुः संस्कार एव हि ।
संस्कारोद्बोधकास् तस्य दर्शन-श्रवणादयः ॥३.२.७७॥āśritādeḥ puraivoktaḥ prakāro rati-janmani |
tatra pāriṣadādes tu hetuḥ saṃskāra eva hi |
saṃskārodbodhakās tasya darśana-śravaṇādayaḥ ||3.2.77||
English translation
“In the chapter on bhāva in general [1.3.6] it was explained that [sthāyī-] bhāva appears by sādhana (usually) or by mercy (rarely). This describes the process by which rati arises for the āśritas and others described in this chapter (who are sādhana-siddhas). However, the rati of the pāriṣadas and anugas described in this chapter is caused only by saṃskāras or impressions (since all the examples gives were nitya-siddhas), Seeing and hearing about Kṛṣṇa stimulates the impressions.”