Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.98; 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 2.1.98
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
सत्य-नियमो, यथा —
गिरेर् उद्धरणं कृष्ण दुष्करं कर्म कुर्वता ।
मद्-भक्तः स्यान् न दुःखीति स्व-व्रतं विवृतं त्वया ॥२.१.९७॥satya-niyamo, yathā —
girer uddharaṇaṃ kṛṣṇa duṣkaraṃ karma kurvatā |
mad-bhaktaḥ syān na duḥkhīti sva-vrataṃ vivṛtaṃ tvayā ||2.1.97||
English translation
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अन् एxअम्प्ले ओf बेइन्ग् त्रुए तो पेर्पेतुअल् वोwस्:
“ओ कृष्ण! योउ वोwएद् थत् योउर् देवोतेए wइल्ल् नेवेर् सुffएर्. योउ हवे इल्लुस्त्रतेद् थत् ब्य् पेर्fओर्मिन्ग् थे दिffइचुल्त् तस्क् ओf लिfतिन्ग् गोवर्धन हिल्ल्.”
(१९) देश-काल-सुपात्रज्ञः —
देश-काल-सुपात्रज्ञस् तत्-तद्-योग्य-क्रिया-कृतिः ॥२.१.९८॥An example of being true to perpetual vows:
“O Kṛṣṇa! You vowed that Your devotee will never suffer. You have illustrated that by performing the difficult task of lifting Govardhana Hill.”(19) deśa-kāla-supātrajñaḥ —
deśa-kāla-supātrajñas tat-tad-yogya-kriyā-kṛtiḥ ||2.1.98||
English translation
(19) deśa-kāla-supātrajñaḥ: knower of place, time and person —
“The knower of place, time and person is one who performs actions suitable to the time, place and person.”