Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.246; 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 1.2.246
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
संमतं भक्ति-विज्ञानां भक्त्य्-अङ्गत्वं न कर्मणाम् ॥१.२.२४६॥
saṃmataṃ bhakti-vijñānāṃ bhakty-aṅgatvaṃ na karmaṇām ||1.2.246||
English translation
“The consensus of those knowledgeable in bhakti is that karma(varṇāśrama duties) is not an aṅga of bhakti.”