Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.99; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

अतस् तस्य विभावादि-चतुष्कस्य रतेर् अपि ।
अत्र साहायिकं व्यक्तं मिथो’जस्रम् अवेक्ष्यते ॥२.५.९९॥

atas tasya vibhāvādi-catuṣkasya rater api |
atra sāhāyikaṃ vyaktaṃ mitho’jasram avekṣyate
||2.5.99||

English translation

“Because rati and the other elements mutually reveal each other, it is always seen that the sthāyī-bhāva (rati), vibhāvas, anubhāvas, sāttvika-bhāvas and vyabhicārī-bhāvas clearly assist each other.”

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