Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.6.12; 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 4.6.12
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अस्मिन् भग्न-रतिः स्थायी भावः स्याद् अपराधतः ।
भीषणेभ्यश् च तत्र स्याद् बहुधैवापराधिता ॥४.६.१२॥asmin bhagna-ratiḥ sthāyī bhāvaḥ syād aparādhataḥ |
bhīṣaṇebhyaś ca tatra syād bahudhaivāparādhitā ||4.6.12||
English translation
“The sthāyī-bhāva of bhayānaka-rasa is bhaya-rati, which arises from offenses and fearful persons. There are many types of offenses.”