Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.289 ; 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 1.2.289
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
काम-सम्बन्ध-रूपे ते प्रेम-मात्र-स्वरूपके ।
नित्य-सिद्धाश्रयतया नात्र सम्यग् विचारिते ॥१.२.२८९ ॥kāma-sambandha-rūpe te prema-mātra-svarūpake |
nitya-siddhāśrayatayā nātra samyag vicārite ||1.2.289 ||
English translation
“Since kāma-rūpa-bhakti and sambandha-rūpa-bhakti which are caused by prema alone, take shelter of the nitya-siddhas, they have not been discussed thoroughly in this section.”