Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.4.3; 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 4.4.3
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तथानवाप्त-तद्-भक्ति-सौख्यश् च स्व-प्रियो जनः ।
इत्य् अस्य विषयत्वेन ज्ञेया आलम्बनास् त्रिधा ॥४.४.३॥tathānavāpta-tad-bhakti-saukhyaś ca sva-priyo janaḥ |
ity asya viṣayatvena jñeyā ālambanās tridhā ||4.4.3||
English translation
“The relatives of the devotee, or those devoid of the happiness of devotion also become the viṣaya of karuṇa-rasa. Thus there are three types of viṣaya.”