Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.217; 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 1.2.217
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
स्कान्दे च —
शङ्ख-चक्राङ्कित-तनुः शिरसा मञ्जरी-धरः ।
गोपी-चन्दन-लिप्ताङ्गो दृष्तश् चेत् तद्-अघं कुतः ॥१.२.२१६॥skānde ca —
śaṅkha-cakrāṅkita-tanuḥ śirasā mañjarī-dharaḥ |
gopī-candana-liptāṅgo dṛṣtaś cet tad-aghaṃ kutaḥ ||1.2.216||
English translation
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अल्सो, थे स्कन्द पुराण सय्स्:
“Wहेरे इस् सिन् fओर् थे पेर्सोन् wहो हस् सेएन् अ वैष्णव wहोसे बोद्य् इस् मर्केद् wइथ् चोन्छ् अन्द् दिस्च्, wहो हस् तुलसी मञ्जरीस् ओन् हिस् हेअद् अन्द् wहोसे लिम्ब्स् अरे स्मेअरेद् wइथ् गोपी-चन्दन?”
प्रथमे (१.१९.३३) च—
येषां संस्मरणात् पुंसां सद्यः शुद्ध्यन्ति वै गृहाः ।
किं पुनर् दर्शन-स्पर्श-पाद-शौचासनादिभिः ॥१.२.२१७॥Also, the Skanda Purāṇa says:
“Where is sin for the person who has seen a Vaiṣṇava whose body is marked with conch and disc, who has tulasī mañjarīs on his head and whose limbs are smeared with gopī-candana?”prathame (1.19.33) ca—
yeṣāṃ saṃsmaraṇāt puṃsāṃ sadyaḥ śuddhyanti vai gṛhāḥ |
kiṃ punar darśana-sparśa-pāda-śaucāsanādibhiḥ ||1.2.217||
English translation
The First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [1.19.33] says:
“Simply by our remembering you, our houses become instantly sanctified. And what to speak of seeing you, touching you, washing your holy feet and offering you a seat in our home?”