Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.3.76; 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 2.3.76
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ दीप्ताः —
प्रौढां त्रि-चतुरा व्यक्तिं पञ्च वा युगपद्-गताः ।
संवरीतुम् अशक्यास् ते दीप्ता धीरैर् उदाहृताः ॥२.३.७६॥atha dīptāḥ —
prauḍhāṃ tri-caturā vyaktiṃ pañca vā yugapad-gatāḥ |
saṃvarītum aśakyās te dīptā dhīrair udāhṛtāḥ ||2.3.76||
English translation
Brilliant sāttvika-bhāva:
“When three, four or five sāttvika-bhāvas appear strongly and cannot be concealed, they are called dīpta-sāttvika-bhāvas.”