Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.106; 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 1.2.106
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
आदि-पदेन पुरुषोत्तम-वासश् च, यथा ब्राह्मे —
अहो क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं समन्ताद् दश-योजनम् ।
दिविष्ठा यत्र पश्यन्ति सर्वान् एव चतुर्भुजान् ॥१.२.१०६॥ādi-padena puruṣottama-vāsaś ca, yathā brāhme —
aho kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ samantād daśa-yojanam |
diviṣṭhā yatra paśyanti sarvān eva caturbhujān ||1.2.106||
English translation
The word ādi indicates Purī as well, as illustrated in the Brahmā Purāṇa:
“The glory of Purī with its surrounding area of 80 square miles is inconceivable. The devatās see everyone residing there as having four arms.”