Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.45; 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 2.5.45
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तस्माद् अनियताधाराः सप्त सामयिका इमे ।
सहजा अपि लीयन्ते बलिष्ठेन तिरस्कृताः ॥२.५.४५॥tasmād aniyatādhārāḥ sapta sāmayikā ime |
sahajā api līyante baliṣṭhena tiraskṛtāḥ ||2.5.45||
English translation
“Therefore, these seven emotional states manifest for a short time in a person, and are not fixed in any particular person. Even though these seven emotions manifest spontaneously, they disappear by being converted by contrary bhāvas arising from the primary rati.”