Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.30; 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 2.5.30
atha sakhyam —
ye syus tulyā mukundasya te sakhāyaḥ satāṃ matāḥ |
sāmyād viśrambha-rūpaiṣāṃ ratiḥ sakhyam ihocyate |
parihāsa-prahāsādi-kāriṇīyam ayantraṇā ||2.5.30||
Sakhya-rati:
“Those who identify themselves as equal to Mukunda are called sakhas or friends. Their rati, with familiarity arising from a sense of equality, is called sakhya-rati. In this rati there is loud laughing, joking and no sense of reserve.”