Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.105; 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 3.3.105
atha sthāyī —
vimukta-sambhramā yā syād viśrambhātmā ratir dvayoḥ |
prāyaḥ samānayor atra sā sakhya-sthāyi-śabda-bhāk ||3.3.105||
Sthāyī-bhāva:
“Where there is a rati (attraction) based on mutual trust between two friends as equals without respect, it is called sakhya-rati. This becomes the sthāyī- bhāva of sakhya-rasa.”