Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.64; 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:

बहूनाम् अपि सद्-भावे वियोगे’त्र तु केचन ।
चिन्ता विषाद-निर्वेद-जाड्य-दैन्यानि चापलम् ।
उन्माद-मोहाव् इत्य् आद्या अत्युद्रेकं व्रजन्त्य् अमी ॥३.४.६४॥

bahūnām api sad-bhāve viyoge’tra tu kecana |
cintā viṣāda-nirveda-jāḍya-dainyāni cāpalam |
unmāda-mohāv ity ādyā atyudrekaṃ vrajanty amī
||3.4.64||

English translation

“Though many vyābhicārī-bhāvas are possible in vatsala-rasa, during viyoga only cintā, viṣāda, nirveda, jāḍyam, dainyam, cāpalya, unmāda and moha are prominent.”

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