Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.54; 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 4.8.54
yathā hi —
brahmiṣṭhāyā niṣphalo me vyatītaḥ
kālo bhūyān hā samādhi-vratena |
sāndrānandaṃ tan mayā brahma mūrtaṃ
koṇenākṣṇaḥ sāci-savyasya naikṣi ||4.8.54||
tatra śāntasyojjvalena vairasyam |
Distaste caused by a mixture of śānta with madhura-rasa:
“Possessing brahma-jñāna, I have spent a long time in vows of extreme concentration. But I have not seen the form of brahman composed of concentrated bliss from the corner of my left eye.”