Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.3.46; 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 4.3.46
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अयम् एव भवन्न् उच्चैः प्रौढ-भाव-विशेष-भाक् ।
धुर्यादीनां तृतीयस्य वीरस्य पदवीं व्रजेत् ॥४.३.४६॥ayam eva bhavann uccaiḥ prauḍha-bhāva-viśeṣa-bhāk |
dhuryādīnāṃ tṛtīyasya vīrasya padavīṃ vrajet ||4.3.46||
English translation
“Some of these tyāgīs, by partaking of intense dāsya-bhāva, attain the level of vīra among the three types of pāriṣadas (dhurya, dhīra and vīra).”