Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.298; 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 1.2.298
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
सम्भोगेच्छा-मयी तत्-तद्-भावेच्छात्मेति सा द्विधा ॥१.२.२९८॥
sambhogecchā-mayī tat-tad-bhāvecchātmeti sā dvidhā ||1.2.298||
English translation
“The elements of kāmānuga will be described: That rāgānuga-sādhana-bhakti which is filled with longing and follows after the kāma-rūpa-rāgātmika-bhakti of the siddha-bhaktas is called kāmānuga-bhakti. There are two types: sambhogecchā-mayī and tad-tad-bhāvecchātmā.”