Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.9.2; 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 4.9.2
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
स्युस् त्रिधोपरसाश् चानु-रसाश् चापरसाश् च ते ।
उत्तमा मध्यमाः प्रोक्ताः कनिष्ठाश् चेत्य् अमी क्रमात् ॥४.९.२॥syus tridhoparasāś cānu-rasāś cāparasāś ca te |
uttamā madhyamāḥ proktāḥ kaniṣṭhāś cety amī kramāt ||4.9.2||
English translation
“Rasābhāsas are classed as three types: uttama, madhyama and kaniṣṭha, or uparasa, anurasa and aparasa.”