Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.77; 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 2.5.77
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
प्रायः सुख-मयाः शीता उष्णा दुःख-मया इह ।
चित्रेयं परमानन्द-सान्द्राप्य् उष्णा रतिर् मता ॥२.५.७७॥prāyaḥ sukha-mayāḥ śītā uṣṇā duḥkha-mayā iha |
citreyaṃ paramānanda-sāndrāpy uṣṇā ratir matā ||2.5.77||
English translation
“Among the bhāvas, it would seem that those such as harṣa are filled with happiness and others such as viṣāda are filled with sorrow. But the astonishing fact is that rati filled with sorrow is considered to be the highest, most intense bliss.”