Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.201; 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:

प्रहारस्य विभावत्वं संमोह-प्रलयौ प्रति ।
औग्र्यं प्रत्यनुभावत्वम् एवं ज्ञेयाः परे’पि च ॥२.४.२०१॥

prahārasya vibhāvatvaṃ saṃmoha-pralayau prati |
augryaṃ pratyanubhāvatvam evaṃ jñeyāḥ pare’pi ca
||2.4.201||

English translation

“Beating is the cause of moha (fainting, a vyābhicārī-bhāva) and pralaya (a sāttvika-bhāva). It is also the effect of augrya (ferocity, a vyābhicārī-bhāva). Other states should be understood similarly.”

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