Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.274; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

यो सत्य-वाक्य इत्य् आद्या ह्रीमान् इत्य् अन्तिमा गुणाः ।
प्रोक्ताः कृष्णे’स्य भक्तेषु ते विज्ञेया मनीषिभिः ॥२.१.२७४॥

yo satya-vākya ity ādyā hrīmān ity antimā guṇāḥ |
proktāḥ kṛṣṇe’sya bhakteṣu te vijñeyā manīṣibhiḥ
||2.1.274||

English translation

“The learned understand that all the qualities of Kṛṣṇa, from truthfulness
[2.1.24] to bashfulness [2.1.27] are also present in Kṛṣṇa’s devotees.”

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