Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.284 ; 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 1.2.284
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
इयं तु व्रज-देवीषु सुप्रसिद्धा विराजते ।
आसां प्रेम-विशेषो’यं प्राप्तः काम् अपि माधुरीं ।
तत्-तत्-क्रीडा-निदानत्वात् काम इत्य् उच्यते बुधैः ॥१.२.२८४ ॥iyaṃ tu vraja-devīṣu suprasiddhā virājate |
āsāṃ prema-viśeṣo’yaṃ prāptaḥ kām api mādhurīṃ |
tat-tat-krīḍā-nidānatvāt kāma ity ucyate budhaiḥ ||1.2.284 ||
English translation
“This very famous kāmarūpa-bhakti appears with brilliance in the women of Vraja. They have a particular type of prema that has a special sweetness. It is called kāma by the wise because it is the cause of various amorous actions.”