Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.299 ; 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 1.2.299
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
केलि-तात्पर्यवत्य् एव सम्भोगेच्छा-मयी भवेत् ।
तद्-भावेच्छात्मिका तासाम् भाव-माधुर्य-कामिता ॥१.२.२९९ ॥keli-tātparyavaty eva sambhogecchā-mayī bhavet |
tad-bhāvecchātmikā tāsām bhāva-mādhurya-kāmitā ||1.2.299 ||
English translation
“Sambhogecchā-mayī-bhakti is characterized by enjoying conjugally with Kṛṣṇa. Tad-bhāvecchātmā-bhakti is characterized by desiring the sweet mood of love of the kāma-rūpa-siddha devotees.”