Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.6; 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 2.1.6
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
प्राक्तन्य् आधुनिकी चास्ति यस्य सद्-भक्ति-वासना ।
एष भक्ति-रसास्वादस् तस्यैव हृदि जायते ॥२.१.६॥prāktany ādhunikī cāsti yasya sad-bhakti-vāsanā |
eṣa bhakti-rasāsvādas tasyaiva hṛdi jāyate ||2.1.6||
English translation
“The taste for bhakti-rasa arises in the heart of a person who has had experiences of pure bhakti in the previous and present life.”