Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.1.42; 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 1.1.42
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथैकादशे (११.१४.२०) —
न साध्यति माम् योगो न साङ्ख्यं धर्म उद्धव ।
न स्वाध्यायस् तपस् त्यागो यथा भक्तिर् ममोर्जिता ॥१.१.४२॥yathaikādaśe (11.14.20) —
na sādhyati mām yogo na sāṅkhyaṃ dharma uddhava |
na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo yathā bhaktir mamorjitā ||1.1.42||
English translation
Thus Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam says in the Eleventh Canto [11.14.20]:
“My dear Uddhava, the unalloyed devotional service rendered to Me by My devotees brings Me under their control. I cannot be thus controlled by those engaged in mystic yoga, Sāṅkhya philosophy, pious work, Vedic study, austerity or renunciation.”