Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.48
kevala-śānto ’pi, śrī-viṣṇu-dharmottare yathā –
[kevala-shaanto ’pi, shree-vishnu-dharmottare yathaa –]
nāsti yatra sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ na dveṣo na ca matsaraḥ |
[naasti yatra sukham duhkham na dvesho na cha matsarah |]
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sa śāntaḥ prathito rasaḥ ||48||
[samah sarveshu bhooteshu sa shaantah prathito rasah ||48||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kevala-śānto ’pi, śrī-viṣṇu-dharmottare yathā –
nāsti yatra sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ na dveṣo na ca matsaraḥ |
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sa śāntaḥ prathito rasaḥ ||48||
Pure śānta according to Viṣṇu-dharmottara: The condition in which there is no happiness, no suffering, no hatred, no envy, and equality shown to all beings is known as śānta-rasa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
To defeat all objections of opponents concerning the rasa called kevala-śānta, the author establishes his own view by quoting from Viṣṇu-dharmottara Purāṇa to give further support.
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Source: vedabase.io