Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.29; 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 1.2.29
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
चतुर्थे श्री-ध्रुवोक्तौ (४.९.१०) —
या निर्वृतिस् तनु-भृतां तव पाद-पद्म-
ध्यानाद् भवज्-जन-कथा-श्रवणेन वा स्यात् ।
सा ब्रह्मणि स्व-महिमन्य् अपि नाथ मा
भूत् किं त्व् अन्तकासि-लुलितात् पततां विमानात् ॥१.२.२९॥caturthe śrī-dhruvoktau (4.9.10) —
yā nirvṛtis tanu-bhṛtāṃ tava pāda-padma-
dhyānād bhavaj-jana-kathā-śravaṇena vā syāt |
sā brahmaṇi sva-mahimany api nātha mā
bhūt kiṃ tv antakāsi-lulitāt patatāṃ vimānāt ||1.2.29||
English translation
In the Fourth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [4.9.10], Dhruva says:
“My Lord, the transcendental bliss derived from meditating upon Your lotus feet or hearing about Your glories from pure devotees is so unlimited that it is far beyond the stage of brahmānanda, wherein one thinks himself merged in the impersonal Brahman as one with the Supreme. Since brahmānanda is also defeated by the transcendental bliss derived from devotional service, then what to speak of the temporary blissfulness of elevating oneself to the heavenly planets, which is ended by the separating sword of time? Although one may be elevated to the heavenly planets, he falls down in due course of time.”