Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.57; 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 1.2.57
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
किन्तु प्रेमैक-माधुर्य-जुष एकान्तिनो हरौ ।
नैवाङ्गीकुर्वते जातु मुक्तिं पञ्च-विधाम् अपि ॥१.२.५७॥kintu premaika-mādhurya-juṣa ekāntino harau |
naivāṅgīkurvate jātu muktiṃ pañca-vidhām api ||1.2.57||
English translation
“But the devotees solely attached to the Lord who relish the sweetness of prema never accept the five types of liberation at all, even prema-uttara.”