Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.293; 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 2.1.293
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तथा च श्री-दशमे (१०.१४.३२) —
अहो भाग्यम् अहो भाग्यं नन्द-गोप-व्रजौकसाम् ।
यन्-मित्रं परमानन्दं पूर्णं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥२.१.२९३॥tathā ca śrī-daśame (10.14.32) —
aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṃ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām |
yan-mitraṃ paramānandaṃ pūrṇaṃ brahma sanātanam ||2.1.293||
English translation
Another example from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.14.32]: “How greatly fortunate are Nanda Mahārāja, the cowherd men and all the other inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi! There is no limit to their good fortune, because the Absolute Truth, the source of transcendental bliss, the eternal Supreme Brahman, has become their friend.”