Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.1; 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 2.5.1
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अविरुद्धान् विरुद्धांश् च भावान् यो वशतां नयन् ।
सु-राजेव विराजेत स स्थायी भाव उच्यते ॥२.५.१॥aviruddhān viruddhāṃś ca bhāvān yo vaśatāṃ nayan |
su-rājeva virājeta sa sthāyī bhāva ucyate ||2.5.1||
English translation
“That bhāva which, controlling other favorable bhāvas such as hāsya, and contradictory bhāvas such as krodha, presides in the manner of an efficient ruler, is called the sthāyī-bhāva.”