Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.3.34; 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 4.3.34
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ तत्-सम्प्रदानकः —
ज्ञातये हरये स्वीयम् अहंता-ममतास्पदम् ।
सर्वस्वं दीयते येन स स्यात् तत्-सम्प्रदानकः ॥४.३.३३॥
तद्-दानं प्रीति-पूजाभ्यां भवेद् इत्य् उदितं द्विधा ॥४.३.३४॥atha tat-sampradānakaḥ —
jñātaye haraye svīyam ahaṃtā-mamatāspadam |
sarvasvaṃ dīyate yena sa syāt tat-sampradānakaḥ ||4.3.33||
tad-dānaṃ prīti-pūjābhyāṃ bhaved ity uditaṃ dvidhā ||4.3.34||
English translation
“When a person realizes the real nature of the Lord, and gives the Lord all his possessions that are sources of material identity and possessiveness, he is called tat-sampradānaka. There are two types: giving out of affection and giving as worship.”