Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.62; 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 4.8.62
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
एवम् अन्यापि विज्ञेया प्राज्ञै रस-विरोधिता ।
प्रायेणेयं रसाभास-कक्षायां पर्यवस्यति ॥४.८.६२॥evam anyāpi vijñeyā prājñai rasa-virodhitā |
prāyeṇeyaṃ rasābhāsa-kakṣāyāṃ paryavasyati ||4.8.62||
English translation
“Those knowledgeable of the scriptures concerning rasa understand other contrary rasas in the same way. Generally speaking this contradiction finally ends up as rasābhāsa.”