Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.252; 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 2.1.252
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथाष्टाव् अनुकीर्त्यन्ते सद्-गुणत्वेन विश्रुताः ।
मङ्गलालङ्क्रिया-रूपाः सत्त्व-भेदास् तु पौरुषाः ॥२.१.२५१॥
शोभा विलासो माधुर्यं माङ्गल्यं स्थैर्य-तेजसी ।
ललितौदार्यम् इत्य् एते सत्त्व-भेदास् तु पौरुषाः ॥२.१.२५२॥athāṣṭāv anukīrtyante sad-guṇatvena viśrutāḥ |
maṅgalālaṅkriyā-rūpāḥ sattva-bhedās tu pauruṣāḥ ||2.1.251||
śobhā vilāso mādhuryaṃ māṅgalyaṃ sthairya-tejasī |
lalitaudāryam ity ete sattva-bhedās tu pauruṣāḥ ||2.1.252||
English translation
“Excellent qualities of the heart, the embodiments of auspiciousness, are glorified as eight: glory, playfulness, sweetness, steadiness, strength, beauty and generosity.”