Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.48; 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 4.8.48
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अनादि-वासनोद्भास-वासिते भक्त-चेतसि ।
भात्य् एव न तु लीनः स्याद् एष सञ्चारि-गौणवत् ॥४.८.४८॥anādi-vāsanodbhāsa-vāsite bhakta-cetasi |
bhāty eva na tu līnaḥ syād eṣa sañcāri-gauṇavat ||4.8.48||
English translation
“However, the primary rasa for a particular devotee, which manifests in his heart by the power of innumerable previous experiences, does not disappear, as the vyabhicārī-bhāvas or secondary rasas do.”