Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.1; 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 3.2.1
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
श्रीधर-स्वामिभिः स्पष्टम् अयम् एव रसोत्तमः ।
रङ्ग-प्रसङ्गे स-प्रेमकाख्यः प्रकीर्तितः ॥३.२.१॥śrīdhara-svāmibhiḥ spaṣṭam ayam eva rasottamaḥ |
raṅga-prasaṅge sa-premakākhyaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||3.2.1||
English translation
“Śrīdhara Svāmī, talking about rasa, has clearly glorified prīti-rasa as the highest rasa, calling it saprema-bhakti (prema-filled bhakti).”