Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.77; 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 4.8.77
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अनुरक्त-धियो भक्ताः केचन ज्ञान-वर्त्मनि ।
शान्तस्याश्रय-भिन्नत्वे वैरस्यं नानुमन्वते ॥४.८.७७॥anurakta-dhiyo bhaktāḥ kecana jñāna-vartmani |
śāntasyāśraya-bhinnatve vairasyaṃ nānumanvate ||4.8.77||
English translation
“Some devotees whose hearts are attached to the path of jñāna do not consider it distasteful when the āśraya of śānta-rasa is different from the āśraya of the conflicting rasa (as in the previous example).”