Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.94; 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 2.5.94
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
भावस् थत् अरे बेयोन्द् थे मतेरिअल् रेअल्म् अरे सैद् तो बे इन्चोन्चेइवब्ले.”
विभावतादीन् आनीय कृष्णादीन् मञ्जुला रतिः ।
एतैर् एव तथाभूतैः स्वं संवर्धयति स्फुटम् ॥२.५.९४॥bhāvas that are beyond the material realm are said to be inconceivable.”
vibhāvatādīn ānīya kṛṣṇādīn mañjulā ratiḥ |
etair eva tathābhūtaiḥ svaṃ saṃvardhayati sphuṭam ||2.5.94||
English translation
“Attractive rati, making Kṛṣṇa and other things into vibhāva and the other elements [of rasa], clearly increases itself by these elements.”