Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.4.14; 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 4.4.14
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
रतेर् भूम्ना क्रशिम्ना च शोको भूयान् कृशश् च सः ।
रत्या सहाविना-भावात् काप्य् एतस्य विशिष्टता ॥४.४.१४॥rater bhūmnā kraśimnā ca śoko bhūyān kṛśaś ca saḥ |
ratyā sahāvinā-bhāvāt kāpy etasya viśiṣṭatā ||4.4.14||
English translation
“The greater the rati, the more the lamentation, and the less the rati, the less the lamentation. The quality of not manifesting without rati is a special distinction of śoka.”