Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.3.45; 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 4.3.45
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा वा तृतीये (३.१५.४८) —
नात्यन्तिकं विगणयन्त्य् अपि ते प्रसादं
किं वान्यद् अर्पित-भयं भ्रुव उन्नयैस् ते ।
ये’ङ्ग त्वद्-अङ्घ्रि-शरणा भवतः कथायाः
कीर्तन्य-तीर्थ-यशसः कुशला रस-ज्ञाः ॥४.३.४५॥yathā vā tṛtīye (3.15.48) —
nātyantikaṃ vigaṇayanty api te prasādaṃ
kiṃ vānyad arpita-bhayaṃ bhruva unnayais te |
ye’ṅga tvad-aṅghri-śaraṇā bhavataḥ kathāyāḥ
kīrtanya-tīrtha-yaśasaḥ kuśalā rasa-jñāḥ ||4.3.45||
English translation
From the Third Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [3.15.48]:
“Persons who are very expert and most intelligent in understanding things as they are engage in hearing narrations of the auspicious activities and pastimes of the Lord, which are worth chanting and worth hearing. Such persons do not care even for the highest material benediction, namely liberation, to say nothing of other less important benedictions like the material happiness of the heavenly kingdom.”