Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.1.6; 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 1.1.6
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
भक्ति-रसस्य प्रस्तुतिर् अखिल-जगङ्-मङ्गल-प्रसङ्गस्य ।
अज्ञेनापि मयास्य क्रियते सुहृदाम् प्रमोदाय ॥१.१.६॥bhakti-rasasya prastutir akhila-jagaṅ-maṅgala-prasaṅgasya |
ajñenāpi mayāsya kriyate suhṛdām pramodāya ||1.1.6||
English translation
“Although I am ignorant, I have undertaken this work concerning bhakti-rasa related to Kṛṣṇa, who is auspicious for the whole world, for the joy of my friends.”