Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.124; 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 2.1.124
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
सर्वार्थिनां बाढम् अभीष्ट-पूर्त्या
व्यर्थीकृताः कंस-निसूदनेन ।
ह्रियेव चिन्तामणि-कामधेनु-
कल्प-द्रुमा द्वारवतीं भजन्ति ॥२.१.१२४॥yathā —
sarvārthināṃ bāḍham abhīṣṭa-pūrtyā
vyarthīkṛtāḥ kaṃsa-nisūdanena |
hriyeva cintāmaṇi-kāmadhenu-
kalpa-drumā dvāravatīṃ bhajanti ||2.1.124||
English translation
“The wishing jewel, the desire cow and the desire tree, being made useless, by
Kṛṣṇa, who fully satisfies all the supplicants’ desires, serve Dvārakā in shame.”