Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.3.3; 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 1.3.3
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
स यथा पद्म-पुराणे —
ध्यायं ध्यायं भगवतः पादाम्बुज-युगं तदा ।
ईषद्-विक्रियमाणात्मा सार्द्र-दृष्तिर् अभूद् असौ ॥१.३.३॥sa yathā padma-purāṇe —
dhyāyaṃ dhyāyaṃ bhagavataḥ pādāmbuja-yugaṃ tadā |
īṣad-vikriyamāṇātmā sārdra-dṛṣtir abhūd asau ||1.3.3||
English translation
An example of sāttvika-bhāvas appearing at this stage, from Padma Purāṇa:
“Continually meditating on the lotus feet of the Lord, Ambarīṣa developed slight transformations of heart and tears in his eyes.”