Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.2; 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 1.2.2
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र साधन-भक्तिः —
कृति-साध्या भवेत् साध्य-भावा सा साधनाभिधा ।
नित्य-सिद्धस्य भावस्य प्राकट्यं हृदि साध्यता ॥१.२.२॥tatra sādhana-bhaktiḥ —
kṛti-sādhyā bhavet sādhya-bhāvā sā sādhanābhidhā |
nitya-siddhasya bhāvasya prākaṭyaṃ hṛdi sādhyatā ||1.2.2||
English translation
“Now we will define sādhana-bhakti: Action of the senses that produces the state of bhāva is called sādhana-bhakti. The state of bhāva-bhakti that is attained (sādhyata) is an eternal sthāyi-bhāva which is not created, but simply manifests within the soul by the spiritual energy of the Lord.”