Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.280; 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 2.1.280
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ सिद्धाः—
अविज्ञाताखिल-क्लेशाः सदा कृष्णाश्रित-क्रियाः ।
सिद्धाः स्युः सन्तत-प्रेम-सौख्यास्वाद-परायणाः ॥२.१.२८०॥atha siddhāḥ—
avijñātākhila-kleśāḥ sadā kṛṣṇāśrita-kriyāḥ |
siddhāḥ syuḥ santata-prema-saukhyāsvāda-parāyaṇāḥ ||2.1.280||
English translation
“Those who experience no suffering at all, who perform all actions while taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa, and who always taste the happiness of continuous prema are known as the perfected devotees [siddhas].”