Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.20; 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 4.8.20
tatra śānte’ṅgini prītasyāṅgatā, yathā —
jīva-sphuliṅga-vahner mahaso ghana-cit-svarūpasya |
tasya padāmbuja-yugalaṃ kiṃ vā saṃvāhayiṣyāmi ||4.8.20||
atra mukhye’ṅgini mukhyasyāṅgatā |
An example with śānta-rasa as the aṅgī and dāsya-rasa as the aṅga (both being primary rasas):
“How will I ever be able to massage the two lotus feet of Your effulgent Self, endowed with a form of eternity, knowledge and bliss, similar to a fire emanating sparks in the form of the jīvas?”