Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.264 ; 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 1.2.264
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
सा भक्तिर् एक-मुख्याण्गाश्रितानैकाङ्गि काथ वा ।
स्ववासनानुसारेण निष्ठातः सिद्धि-कृद् भवेत् ॥१.२.२६४ ॥sā bhaktir eka-mukhyāṇgāśritānaikāṅgi kātha vā |
svavāsanānusāreṇa niṣṭhātaḥ siddhi-kṛd bhavet ||1.2.264 ||
English translation
“Bhakti, taking shelter of one principal aṅga or many aṅgas according to one’s desire, and practiced with steadiness, brings about the desired result (bhāva and prema).”