Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.61; 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 4.8.61
piśitāsṛṅ-mayī nāhaṃ satyam asmi tavocitā |
svāpāṅga-biddhāṃ śyāmāṅga kṛpayāṅgī-kuruṣva mām ||4.8.61||
atra śucer bībhatsena |
Madhura-rasa with bībhatsa-rasa:
“O dark-limbed lover! Because of my body of blood and flesh, I am not suitable for You. Mercifully accept me, since I have been pierced by the arrow of Your glance.”