Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.7.7; 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:

तत्र विवेकजा —
जात-कृष्ण-रतेर् भक्त-विशेषस्य तु कस्यचित् ।
विवेकोत्था तु देहादौ जुगुप्सा स्याद् विवेकजा ॥४.७.७॥

tatra vivekajā —
jāta-kṛṣṇa-rater bhakta-viśeṣasya tu kasyacit |
vivekotthā tu dehādau jugupsā syād vivekajā
||4.7.7||

English translation

“Disgust for the body arising from analytical contemplation in certain devotees who have developed rati for Kṛṣṇa is called disgust arising from discrimination or vivekaja-jugupsā-rati.

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