Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.263; 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 2.4.263
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
कर्कशं त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं वज्रं स्वर्णं तथा जतु ।
चित्त-त्रये’त्र भावस्य ज्ञेया वैश्वानरोपमा ॥२.४.२६३॥karkaśaṃ trividhaṃ proktaṃ vajraṃ svarṇaṃ tathā jatu |
citta-traye’tra bhāvasya jñeyā vaiśvānaropamā ||2.4.263||
English translation
“There are three degrees of hardness: like a thunderbolt, gold and lac. Bhāva
is like a fire in relation to these three types of hardness of heart.”