Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.248; 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 2.4.248
yathā —
vidhurita-vadanā vidūna-bhāsas
tam aghaharaṃ gahane gaveṣayantaḥ |
mṛdu-kala-muralīṃ niśamya śaile
vraja-śiśavaḥ pulakojjvalā babhūvuḥ ||2.4.248||
atra viṣāda-śāntiḥ |
This is an example of bhāva-ṣānti of viṣāda (despair):
“When the children of Vraja could not see Kṛṣṇa, their faces withered and became pale. They began searching for Kṛṣṇa in the forest. At that time, hearing the soft sound of His flute on a mountaintop, they became filled with joy, with hairs standing on end.”