Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.8; 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 2.5.8
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र शुद्धा —
सामान्यासौ तथा स्वच्छा शान्तिश् चेत्य् आदिमा त्रिधा ।
एषाङ्ग-कम्पता-नेत्रामीलनोन्मीलनादि-कृत् ॥२.५.८॥tatra śuddhā —
sāmānyāsau tathā svacchā śāntiś cety ādimā tridhā |
eṣāṅga-kampatā-netrāmīlanonmīlanādi-kṛt ||2.5.8||
English translation
Śuddha-rati:
“The first rati called śuddha-rati has three types: sāmānya, svaccha and śānta. It produces quivering of the body and closing and opening of the eyes.”