Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.3.41 ; 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 1.3.41
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अपि च —
व्यक्तं मसृणितेवान्तर् लक्ष्यते रति-लक्षणम् ।
मुमुक्षु-प्रभृतीनां चेद् भवेद् एषा रतिर् न हि ॥१.३.४१ ॥api ca —
vyaktaṃ masṛṇitevāntar lakṣyate rati-lakṣaṇam |
mumukṣu-prabhṛtīnāṃ ced bhaved eṣā ratir na hi ||1.3.41 ||
English translation
“However it should be said: if softness of the heart, the symptom of rati, becomes clearly visible in persons desiring liberation, or in other unqualified persons, then it is not real rati.”