Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.199; 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:

एषां च सात्त्विकानां च तथा नाना-क्रिया-ततेः ।
कार्य-कारण-भावस् तु ज्ञेयः प्रायेण लोकतः ॥२.४.१९९॥

eṣāṃ ca sāttvikānāṃ ca tathā nānā-kriyā-tateḥ |
kārya-kāraṇa-bhāvas tu jñeyaḥ prāyeṇa lokataḥ
||2.4.199||

English translation

“The causes and effects of vyābhicārī-bhāvas, sāttvika-bhāvas and various other actions should be understood to be similar to situations in the material world.”

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