Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.53; 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 4.8.53
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ वैरि-कृत्यम् —
जनयत्य् एव वैरस्यं रसानां वैरिणा युतिः ।
सुमृष्ट-पानकादीनां क्षार-तिक्तादिना यथा ॥४.८.५३॥atha vairi-kṛtyam —
janayaty eva vairasyaṃ rasānāṃ vairiṇā yutiḥ |
sumṛṣṭa-pānakādīnāṃ kṣāra-tiktādinā yathā ||4.8.53||
English translation
“Just as a sweet drink becomes distasteful by mixing with bitter or caustic tastes, the rasas become distasteful by mixing with inimical rasas.”