Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.128; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

प्रोक्तेयं विरहावस्था स्पष्ट-लीलानुसारतः ।
कृष्णेन विप्रयोगः स्यान् न जातु व्रज-वासिनाम् ॥३.३.१२८॥

prokteyaṃ virahāvasthā spaṣṭa-līlānusārataḥ |
kṛṣṇena viprayogaḥ syān na jātu vraja-vāsinām
||3.3.128||

English translation

“The separation described here is according to the pastimes of the Lord when He appears on earth. However in His eternal pastimes, the inhabitants of Vraja are never separated from Kṛṣṇa.”

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