Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.21; 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 2.5.21
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अग्रतो वक्ष्यमाणैस् तु स्वादैः प्रीत्य्-आदि-संश्रयैः ।
रतेर् अस्या असम्पर्काद् इयं शुद्धेति भण्यते ॥२.५.२१॥agrato vakṣyamāṇais tu svādaiḥ prīty-ādi-saṃśrayaiḥ |
rater asyā asamparkād iyaṃ śuddheti bhaṇyate ||2.5.21||
English translation
“That rati which is not mixed with the tastes found in the other types of rati
starting with prīti-rati, which will be explained later, is called śuddha-rati.”