Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.192 ; 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 1.2.192
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
द्वितीयं, यथा अगस्त्य-संहितायाम् —
परिचर्या पराः केचित्
प्रासादेषु च शेरते ।
मनुष्यम् इव तं द्रष्टुं
व्यावहर्तुं च बन्धुवत् ॥१.२.१९२ ॥dvitīyaṃ, yathā agastya-saṃhitāyām —
paricaryā parāḥ kecit
prāsādeṣu ca śerate |
manuṣyam iva taṃ draṣṭuṃ
vyāvahartuṃ ca bandhuvat ||1.2.192 ||
English translation
The second type of friendship is illustrated in the Agastya-saṃhitā:
“A person who is dedicated to serving the Lord, and out of friendship sees and treats Him as a human, lies down in the Lord’s temple.”