Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.283; 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 2.1.283
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र साधन-सिद्धाः, यथा तृतीये (३.१५.२५) —
यच् च व्रजन्त्य् अनिमिषाम् ऋषभानुवृत्त्या
दूरे यमा ह्य् उपरि नः स्पृहणीय-शीलाः ।
भर्तुर् मिथः सु-यशसः कथनानुराग-
वैक्लव्य-बाष्प-कलया पुलकी-कृताङ्गाः ॥२.१.२८३॥tatra sādhana-siddhāḥ, yathā tṛtīye (3.15.25) —
yac ca vrajanty animiṣām ṛṣabhānuvṛttyā
dūre yamā hy upari naḥ spṛhaṇīya-śīlāḥ |
bhartur mithaḥ su-yaśasaḥ kathanānurāga-
vaiklavya-bāṣpa-kalayā pulakī-kṛtāṅgāḥ ||2.1.283||
English translation
An example of a sādhana-siddha, from the Third Canto of Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam [3.15.25]:
“Persons whose bodily features change in ecstasy and who breathe heavily and perspire due to hearing the glories of the Lord are promoted to the kingdom of God, even though they do not care for meditation and other austerities. The kingdom of God is above the material universes, and it is desired by Brahmā and other demigods.”