Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.112; 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 2.5.112
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
किं च —
परमानन्द-तादात्म्याद् रत्यादेर् अस्य वस्तुतः ।
रसस्य स्व-प्रकाशत्वम् अखण्डत्वं च सिध्यति ॥२.५.११२॥kiṃ ca —
paramānanda-tādātmyād ratyāder asya vastutaḥ |
rasasya sva-prakāśatvam akhaṇḍatvaṃ ca sidhyati ||2.5.112||
English translation
“Because rati and the other elements are nondifferent from the hlādinī-śakti, rasa is also self-revealing and consists only of rasa.”