Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.261; 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 2.4.261
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
गम्भीरं सिन्धुवच् चित्तम् उत्तानं पल्वलादिवत् ।
चित्त-द्वये’त्र भावस्य महाद्रि-शिखरोपमा ॥२.४.२६१॥gambhīraṃ sindhuvac cittam uttānaṃ palvalādivat |
citta-dvaye’tra bhāvasya mahādri-śikharopamā ||2.4.261||
English translation
“The deep heart is like an ocean, and the shallow heart is like a pond. The bhāvas are like pinnacles or high mountains for these two types of hearts.”