Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.54; 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 2.1.54
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा वा —
अष्टानां दनुजभिद्-अङ्ग-पङ्कजानाम्
एकस्मिन् कथम् अपि यत्र बल्लवीनाम् ।
लोलाक्षि-भ्रमर-ततिः पपात तस्मान्
नोत्थातुं द्युति-मधु-पङ्किलात् क्षमासीत् ॥२.१.५४॥yathā vā —
aṣṭānāṃ danujabhid-aṅga-paṅkajānām
ekasmin katham api yatra ballavīnām |
lolākṣi-bhramara-tatiḥ papāta tasmān
notthātuṃ dyuti-madhu-paṅkilāt kṣamāsīt ||2.1.54||
English translation
Or another example:
“If the bee-like eyes of the gopīs alight upon one of the eight lotus-like bodily parts of Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of the Dānavas, they will not be able to rise from the thick honey of His beauty.”