Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.53; 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 1.2.53
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
प्रथमे च श्री-धर्मराज-मातुः स्तुतौ (१.८.२०) —
तथा परमहंसानां मुनीनाम् अमलात्मनाम् ।
भक्ति-योग-विधानार्थं कथं पश्येम हि स्त्रियः ॥१.२.५३॥prathame ca śrī-dharmarāja-mātuḥ stutau (1.8.20) —
tathā paramahaṃsānāṃ munīnām amalātmanām |
bhakti-yoga-vidhānārthaṃ kathaṃ paśyema hi striyaḥ ||1.2.53||
English translation
In the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [1.8.20], Mother Kuntī prays:
“You Yourself descend to propagate the transcendental science of devotional service unto the hearts of the advanced transcendentalists and mental speculators, who are purified by being able to discriminate between matter and spirit. How, then, can we women know You perfectly?”