Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.55; 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 1.2.55
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अत्र त्याज्यतयैवोक्ता मुक्तिः पञ्च-विधापि चेत् ।
सालोक्यादिस् तथाप्य् अत्र भक्त्या नातिविरुध्यते ॥१.२.५५॥atra tyājyatayaivoktā muktiḥ pañca-vidhāpi cet |
sālokyādis tathāpy atra bhaktyā nātivirudhyate ||1.2.55||
English translation
“Although the five types of liberation have been described as worthy of rejection, sālokya, sārṣṭi, sāmīpya and sārūpya are not completely contradictory to bhakti.”