Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.384; 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 2.1.384
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ तद्-वासरो, यथा —
अद्भुता बहवः सन्तु भगवत्-पर्व-वासराः ।
आमोदयति मां धन्या कृष्ण-भाद्रपदाष्टमी ॥२.१.३८४॥atha tad-vāsaro, yathā —
adbhutā bahavaḥ santu bhagavat-parva-vāsarāḥ |
āmodayati māṃ dhanyā kṛṣṇa-bhādrapadāṣṭamī ||2.1.384||
English translation
An example of the days commemorating the Lord:
“Here there are many festival days commemorating the Lord. However, the auspicious eighth tithi of the waning moon in the month of Bhadra (Janmāṣṭamī) gives me great joy.”
iti śrī-śrī-bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhau dakṣiṇa-vibhāge
bhakti-rasa-sāmānya-nirūpaṇe vibhāva-laharī prathamā |
“Thus ends the First Wave of the Southern Ocean of Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta- sindhu, concerning vibhāva.”