Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.125; 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 2.5.125
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तथा च नाट्यादौ —
करुणादाव् अपि रसे जायते यत् परं सुखम् ।
सुचेतसाम् अनुभवः प्रमाणं तत्र केवलम् ॥२.५.१२५॥tathā ca nāṭyādau —
karuṇādāv api rase jāyate yat paraṃ sukham |
sucetasām anubhavaḥ pramāṇaṃ tatra kevalam ||2.5.125||
English translation
This is confirmed in the statement of the Nātya-śāstra:
“The absolute proof that karuṇa and the other ‘negative’ rasas produce happiness is the experience of the soft-hearted devotees.”