Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.3.31; 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 4.3.31
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र आभ्युदायिकः —
कृष्णस्याभ्युदयार्थं तु येन सर्वस्वम् अर्प्यते ।
अर्थिभ्यो ब्राह्मणादिभ्यः स आभ्युदायिको भवेत् ॥४.३.३१॥tatra ābhyudāyikaḥ —
kṛṣṇasyābhyudayārthaṃ tu yena sarvasvam arpyate |
arthibhyo brāhmaṇādibhyaḥ sa ābhyudāyiko bhavet ||4.3.31||
English translation
“The person who gives everything to the requesters such as brāhmaṇas for the sake of Kṛṣṇa is called the ābhyudaika-dāna-vīra.”