Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.307; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

तथा हि श्रुयते शास्त्रे कश्चित् कुरुपुरी-स्थितः ।
नन्द-सूनोर् अधिष्ठानं तत्र पुत्रतया भजन् ।
नारदस्योपदेशेन सिद्धो’भूद् वृद्ध-वर्धकिः ॥१.२.३०७॥

tathā hi śruyate śāstre kaścit kurupurī-sthitaḥ |
nanda-sūnor adhiṣṭhānaṃ tatra putratayā bhajan |
nāradasyopadeśena siddho’bhūd vṛddha-vardhakiḥ
||1.2.307||

English translation

“It is said in the scriptures that some old carpenter living in Hastināpura, on the instructions of Nārada worshiped a Deity form of Kṛṣṇa as his son, and attained the perfection of having Kṛṣṇa as his son.”

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