Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.5.21; 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:

राधा-माधवयोर् एव क्वापि भावैः कदाप्य् असौ ।
सजातीय-विजातीयैर् नैव विच्छिद्यते रतिः ॥३.५.२१॥

rādhā-mādhavayor eva kvāpi bhāvaiḥ kadāpy asau |
sajātīya-vijātīyair naiva vicchidyate ratiḥ
||3.5.21||

English translation

“That love of Rādhā and Mādhava is never at any time or in any circumstance covered by other similar relationships or by different sthāyī-bhāvas.”

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