Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.335; 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 2.1.335
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
बाल्ये’पि नव-तारुण्य-प्राकट्यं क्वचित् ।
तन् नातिरस-वाहित्वान् न रसज्ञैर् उदाहृतम् ॥२.१.३३५॥bālye’pi nava-tāruṇya-prākaṭyaṃ kvacit |
tan nātirasa-vāhitvān na rasajñair udāhṛtam ||2.1.335||
English translation
“Sometimes it is heard that new youthfulness appears in Kṛṣṇa even as a small child, but since that does not nourish rasa, it is not mentioned by those knowledgeable in rasa.”