Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.195; 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 1.2.195
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अर्थो द्विधात्म-शब्दस्य पण्डितैर् उपपायते ।
देह्य्-अहन्तास्पदं कैश्चिद् देहः कैश्चिन् ममत्व-भाक् ॥१.२.१९५॥artho dvidhātma-śabdasya paṇḍitair upapāyate |
dehy-ahantāspadaṃ kaiścid dehaḥ kaiścin mamatva-bhāk ||1.2.195||
English translation
“The learned say that ātmā has two meanings: some say that ātmā refers to the soul having the identity of ‘I’, while others say that ātmā refers to the body, since it belongs to the soul.”