Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.260; 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 2.4.260
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
गरिष्ठं स्वर्ण-पिण्डाभं लघिष्ठं तुल-पिण्डवत् ।
चित्त-युग्मे’त्र विज्ञया भावस्य पवनोपमा ॥२.४.२६०॥gariṣṭhaṃ svarṇa-piṇḍābhaṃ laghiṣṭhaṃ tula-piṇḍavat |
citta-yugme’tra vijñayā bhāvasya pavanopamā ||2.4.260||
English translation
“The heavy heart is like a pile of gold. The light heart is like a pile of cotton wool. The bhāvas act like wind in relation to these two types of hearts.”