Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.5; 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 3.2.5
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
दासाभिमानिनां कृष्णे स्यात् प्रीतिः सम्भ्रमोत्तरा ।
पूर्ववत् पुष्यमाणो’यं सम्भ्रम-प्रीत उच्यते ॥३.२.५॥dāsābhimānināṃ kṛṣṇe syāt prītiḥ sambhramottarā |
pūrvavat puṣyamāṇo’yaṃ sambhrama-prīta ucyate ||3.2.5||
English translation
“Those who identify themselves as servants of Kṛṣṇa have sambhrama-prīti for Kṛṣṇa. When this sambhrama-prīti is nourished by vibhāva and other elements it is called sambhrama-prīti-rasa.”