Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.9.13; 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 4.9.13
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ शृङ्गारोपरसः । तत्र स्थायि-वैरूप्यम् —
द्वयोर् एकतरस्यैव रतिर् या खलु दृश्यते ।
यान् एकत्र तथैकस्य स्थायिनः सा विरूपता ।
विभावस्यैव वैरूप्यं स्थायिन्य् अत्रोपचर्यते ॥४.९.१३॥atha śṛṅgāroparasaḥ | tatra sthāyi-vairūpyam —
dvayor ekatarasyaiva ratir yā khalu dṛśyate |
yān ekatra tathaikasya sthāyinaḥ sā virūpatā |
vibhāvasyaiva vairūpyaṃ sthāyiny atropacaryate ||4.9.13||
English translation
Madhuroparasa:
“The sthāyī-bhāva of madhura-rasa is distorted where the love between two persons is one-sided or where one of the persons has many lovers. The distortion of the vibhāva brings about a distortion in the sthāyī-bhāva.”