Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.57; 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 3.2.57
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ उद्दीपनाः —
अनुग्रहस्य सम्प्राप्तिस् तस्याङ्घ्रि-रजसां तथा ।
भुक्तावशिष्ट-भक्तादेर् अपि तद्-भक्त-सङ्गतिः ।
इत्य् आदयो विभावाः स्युर् एष्व् असाधारणा मताः ॥३.२.५७॥atha uddīpanāḥ —
anugrahasya samprāptis tasyāṅghri-rajasāṃ tathā |
bhuktāvaśiṣṭa-bhaktāder api tad-bhakta-saṅgatiḥ |
ity ādayo vibhāvāḥ syur eṣv asādhāraṇā matāḥ ||3.2.57||
English translation
“Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, attaining His foot dust or food remnants, and association with Kṛṣṇa’s devotees are some of the unique uddīpanas (stimuli) for this rasa.”