Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.3.73; 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 2.3.73
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ ज्वलिताः —
ते द्वौ त्रयो वा युगपद् यान्तः सुप्रकटां दशाम् ।
शक्याः कृच्छ्रेण निह्नोतुं ज्वलिता इति कीर्तिताः ॥२.३.७३॥atha jvalitāḥ —
te dvau trayo vā yugapad yāntaḥ suprakaṭāṃ daśām |
śakyāḥ kṛcchreṇa nihnotuṃ jvalitā iti kīrtitāḥ ||2.3.73||
English translation
Luminous sāttvika-bhāva:
“When two or three of the sāttvika-bhāvas appear very clearly and can be concealed only with difficulty, they are called jvalita-sāttvika-bhāvas.”