Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.5.26; 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 3.5.26
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र पूर्व-रागः —
प्राग्-असङ्गतयोर् भावः पूर्व-रागो भवेद् द्वयोः ॥३.५.२६॥tatra pūrva-rāgaḥ —
prāg-asaṅgatayor bhāvaḥ pūrva-rāgo bhaved dvayoḥ ||3.5.26||
English translation
Pūrva-rāga:
“The love between two lovers in separation before they ever meet one another is called pūrva-rāga.”