Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.76; 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 3.2.76
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ स्थायी —
सम्भ्रमः प्रभुता-ज्ञानात् कम्पश् चेतसि सादरः ।
अनेनैक्यं गता प्रीतिः सम्भ्रम-प्रीतिर् उच्यते ।
एषा रसे’त्र कथिता स्थायि-भावतया बुधैः ॥३.२.७६॥atha sthāyī —
sambhramaḥ prabhutā-jñānāt kampaś cetasi sādaraḥ |
anenaikyaṃ gatā prītiḥ sambhrama-prītir ucyate |
eṣā rase’tra kathitā sthāyi-bhāvatayā budhaiḥ ||3.2.76||
English translation
The sthāyī-bhāva of prīti-rasa:
“Eagerness to execute service with respect and trembling with eagerness because of knowledge of the Lord’s greatness is the quality of sambhrama. Prīti combined with this sambhrama is called sambhrama-prīti. The learned call this sambhrama-prīti the sthāyī-bhāva of prīti-rasa.”