Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.79; 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 3.4.79
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
किं च —
अप्रतीतौ हरि-रतेः प्रीतस्य स्याद् अपुष्टता ।
प्रेयसस् तु तिरोभावो वत्सलय्सास्य न क्षतिः ॥३.४.७९॥kiṃ ca —
apratītau hari-rateḥ prītasya syād apuṣṭatā |
preyasas tu tirobhāvo vatsalaysāsya na kṣatiḥ ||3.4.79||
English translation
Moreover:
“When a dāsya- or sakhya-bhakta cannot discern if the Lord has rati for himself, his prīti-rasa weakens and preyo-rasa disappears, but even if the vatsala-bhakta cannot discern the Lord’s rati, vatsala-rasa is not affected at all.”