Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.3.37; 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 2.3.37
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ स्वर-भेदः —
विसाद-विस्मयामर्ष-हर्ष-भीत्य्-आदि-सम्भवम् ।
वैस्वर्यं स्वर-भेदः स्याद् एष गद्गदिकादिकृत् ॥२.३.३७॥atha svara-bhedaḥ —
visāda-vismayāmarṣa-harṣa-bhīty-ādi-sambhavam |
vaisvaryaṃ svara-bhedaḥ syād eṣa gadgadikādikṛt ||2.3.37||
English translation
Choking of the voice:
“Distortion of the voice is called svara-bheda. It arises from sorrow, astonishment, anger, joy and fear. It causes convulsions in speaking.”