Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.3.36; 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 4.3.36
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
चार्चिक्यं वैजयन्तीं पटम् उरु-पुरटोद्भासुरं भूषणानां
श्रेणिं माणिक्य-भाजं गज-रथ-तुरगान् कर्बुरान् कर्बुरेण ।
दत्त्वा राज्यं कुटुम्बं स्वम् अपि भगवते दित्सुर् अप्य् अन्यद् उच्चैर्
देयं कुत्राप्य् अदृष्ट्वा मख-सदसि तदा व्याकुलः पाण्डवो’भूत् ॥४.३.३६॥yathā —
cārcikyaṃ vaijayantīṃ paṭam uru-puraṭodbhāsuraṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ
śreṇiṃ māṇikya-bhājaṃ gaja-ratha-turagān karburān karbureṇa |
dattvā rājyaṃ kuṭumbaṃ svam api bhagavate ditsur apy anyad uccair
deyaṃ kutrāpy adṛṣṭvā makha-sadasi tadā vyākulaḥ pāṇḍavo’bhūt ||4.3.36||
English translation
“After completing all the ceremonial functions at the rājasūya sacrifice, King Yudhiṣṭhira desired to give Kṛṣṇa sandalwood, a vaijayantī garland, ornaments with the best rubies and gold, elephants, chariots and horses bedecked in gold. Not seeing anything else worth giving, he became afflicted.”