Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.1.41; 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 3.1.41
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
साक्षात्कारो, यथा —
परमात्मतयातिमेदुराद्
बत साक्षात्-करण-प्रमोदतः ।
भगवन्न् अधिकं प्रयोजनं
कतरद् ब्रह्म-विदो’पि विद्यते ॥३.१.४१॥sākṣātkāro, yathā —
paramātmatayātimedurād
bata sākṣāt-karaṇa-pramodataḥ |
bhagavann adhikaṃ prayojanaṃ
katarad brahma-vido’pi vidyate ||3.1.41||
English translation
Seeing the Lord:
“O Bhagavān, because You are filled with more bliss than Brahman, being the Supreme Soul, and because I have experienced intense bliss from seeing You directly, what is the necessity of realizing the impersonal Brahman?”