Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.4.6; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

अत्राष्टौ सात्त्विका जाड्य-निर्वेद-ग्लानि-दीनताः ।
चिन्ता-विषाद-औत्सुक्य-चापलोन्माद-मृत्यवः ।
आलस्यापस्मृति-व्याधि-मोहाद्या व्यभिचारिणः ॥४.४.६॥

atrāṣṭau sāttvikā jāḍya-nirveda-glāni-dīnatāḥ |
cintā-viṣāda-autsukya-cāpalonmāda-mṛtyavaḥ |
ālasyāpasmṛti-vyādhi-mohādyā vyabhicāriṇaḥ
||4.4.6||

English translation

“The eight sāttvika-bhāvas appear and the vyabhicārī-bhāvas of jāḍyam, nirveda, glāni, dainya, cintā, viṣāda, autsukhya, cāpalā, unmāda, mṛti, ālasya, apasmṛti, vyādhi and moha appear.”

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