Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.4.8; 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 1.4.8
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
रागानुगी�-भावोत्थो, यथ� पाद्मे �
� पतिं कामयेत� कञ्चिद� ब्रह्मचर्य-स्थिता सद� �
तम�-एव मूर्ति� ध्यायन्ती चन्द्रकन्तिर�-वरानना ॥१.�.७॥
श्री-कृष्�-गाथा� गायन्ती रोमाण्चोद्भे�-लक्षणा �
अस्मिन�-मन्वन्तर� स्निग्धा श्री-कृष्�-प्रि�-वर्तया ॥१.�.८॥rāgānugīya-bhāvottho, yathā pādme �
na pati� kāmayet kañcid brahmacarya-sthitā sadā |
tam-eva mūrti� dhyāyantī candrakantir-varānanā ||1.4.7||
śī-ṛṣṇa-ٳ� gāyantī romāṇcodbheda-ṣaṇ� |
asmin-manvantare snigdhā śī-ṛṣṇa-priya-vartayā ||1.4.8||
English translation
Prema arising from 屹 based on rāgānuga-bhakti is described in the Padma Purāṇa:
“In this manvantara period, the beautiful-faced Candrakānti observed continuous celibacy, and continuously meditated only on the form of Kṛṣṇa, thinking, ‘One should not desire anyone else as a husband.� She sang songs about Him with her hairs standing on end. She developed complete affection for Kṛṣṇa by hearing stories about Kṛṣṇa.�