Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.250; 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:

त्रयस्त्रिंशद् इमे’ष्टौ च वक्ष्यन्ते स्थायिनश् च ये ।
मुख्य-भावाभिधास् त्व् एक-चत्वारिंशद् अमी स्मृताः ॥२.४.२५०॥

trayastriṃśad ime’ṣṭau ca vakṣyante sthāyinaś ca ye |
mukhya-bhāvābhidhās tv eka-catvāriṃśad amī smṛtāḥ
||2.4.250||

English translation

“The forty-one chief bhāvas or emotions are these thirty-three vyābhicārī- bhāvas, the seven secondary sthāyī-bhāvas and the single mukhya-sthāyī- bhāva of the devotee.”

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