Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.276; 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 2.1.276
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र साधकाः —
उत्पन्न-रतयः सम्यङ् नैर्विघ्न्यम् अनुपागताः ।
कृष्ण-साक्षात्-कृतौ योग्याः साधकाः परिकीर्तिताः ॥२.१.२७६॥tatra sādhakāḥ —
utpanna-ratayaḥ samyaṅ nairvighnyam anupāgatāḥ |
kṛṣṇa-sākṣāt-kṛtau yogyāḥ sādhakāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||2.1.276||
English translation
“Practitioners (sādhakas) are those who have developed rati for Kṛṣṇa but have not completely extinguished the anarthas, and who are qualified to see Kṛṣṇa directly.”