Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.7; 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 3.2.7
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र हरिः —
आलम्बनो’स्मिन् द्विभुजः कृष्णो गोकुल-वासिषु ।
अन्यत्र द्वि-भुजः क्वापि कुत्राप्य् एषु चतुर्-भुजः ॥३.२.७॥tatra hariḥ —
ālambano’smin dvibhujaḥ kṛṣṇo gokula-vāsiṣu |
anyatra dvi-bhujaḥ kvāpi kutrāpy eṣu catur-bhujaḥ ||3.2.7||
English translation
“The two-armed form of Kṛṣṇa is the ālambana for the inhabitants of Gokula, and the two-armed or four-armed form of Kṛṣṇa is the ālambana for the devotees of Kṛṣṇa residing elsewhere.”