Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.102; 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 2.5.102
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
एषां स्व-पर-सम्बन्ध-नियमानिर्णयो हि यः ।
साधारण्यं तद् एवोक्तं भावानां पूर्व-सूरिभिः ॥२.५.१०२॥eṣāṃ sva-para-sambandha-niyamānirṇayo hi yaḥ |
sādhāraṇyaṃ tad evoktaṃ bhāvānāṃ pūrva-sūribhiḥ ||2.5.102||
English translation
“The ancient sages have described the unrestricted identity of the bhāvas
between the present and the past devotees.”