Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.4.3; 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 1.4.3
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
भक्तिः प्रेमोच्यते भीष्म-मुख्यैर् यत्र तु सङ्गता ।
ममतान्य-ममत्वेन वर्जितेत्य् अत्र योजना ॥१.४.३॥bhaktiḥ premocyate bhīṣma-mukhyair yatra tu saṅgatā |
mamatānya-mamatvena varjitety atra yojanā ||1.4.3||
English translation
“The analysis of the grammar of the previous verse is as follows: Prema is called by Bhīṣma and others where there is possessiveness (mamatā) related to (saṅgatā) Viṣṇu and where possessiveness of other things (ananya- mamatā) is absent.”