Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.3; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

उन्मज्जन्ति निमज्जन्ति स्थायिन्य् अमृत-वारिधौ ।
ऊर्मिवद् वर्धयन्त्य् एनं यान्ति तद्-रूपतां च ते ॥२.४.३॥

unmajjanti nimajjanti sthāyiny amṛta-vāridhau |
ūrmivad vardhayanty enaṃ yānti tad-rūpatāṃ ca te
||2.4.3||

English translation

“All the vyabhicārī-bhāvas, rising and falling like waves in the sweet ocean of the sthāyi-bhāva, increase the sthāyī-bhāva and then merge into it.”

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