Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.186; 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 1.2.186
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
मृदु-श्रद्धस्य कथिता स्वल्पा कर्माधिकारिता ।
तद्-अर्पितं हरौ दास्यम् इति कैश्चिद् उदीर्यते ॥१.२.१८६॥mṛdu-śraddhasya kathitā svalpā karmādhikāritā |
tad-arpitaṃ harau dāsyam iti kaiścid udīryate ||1.2.186||
English translation
“Some persons say that this offering of duties by a person with weak faith in bhakti and a slight qualification for prescribed duties is called dāsyam.”