Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.341; 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 2.1.341
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
अहह नवाम्बुद-कान्तेर् अमुष्य सुकुमारता कुमारस्य ।
अपि नव-पल्लव-सङ्गाद् अङ्गान्य् अपरज्य शीर्यन्ति ॥२.१.३४१॥yathā —
ahaha navāmbuda-kānter amuṣya sukumāratā kumārasya |
api nava-pallava-saṅgād aṅgāny aparajya śīryanti ||2.1.341||
English translation
“Ah! So tender is the body of this young boy with the complexion of a new cloud that by touching new shoots, His limbs become bruised and torn.”