Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.1.38; 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 1.1.38
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
सान्द्रानन्द-विशेषात्मा —
ब्रह्मानन्दो भवेद् एष चेत् परार्द्ध-गुणीकृतः ।
नैति भक्ति-सुखाम्भोधेः परमाणु-तुलाम् अपि ॥१.१.३८॥sāndrānanda-viśeṣātmā —
brahmānando bhaved eṣa cet parārddha-guṇīkṛtaḥ |
naiti bhakti-sukhāmbhodheḥ paramāṇu-tulām api ||1.1.38||
English translation
“Bhakti is composed of a special condensed bliss. The bliss of brahman realization accumulated by samādhi lasting half a lifetime of Brahmā cannot be compared to one drop of the ocean of happiness of bhakti.”