Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.1.4; 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 1.1.4
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
भक्ति-रसामृत-सिन्धौ चरतः परिभूत-काल-जाल-भियः ।
भक्त-मकरान् अशीलित-मुक्ति-नदीकान् नमसामि ॥१.१.४॥bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhau carataḥ paribhūta-kāla-jāla-bhiyaḥ |
bhakta-makarān aśīlita-mukti-nadīkān namasāmi ||1.1.4||
English translation
“I offer my respects to the devotees who are like makaras, kings among fishes, frolicking in the sweet ocean of devotional rasa; who disregard the insignificant rivers of liberation, and who are free from fear caused by the net of time.”