Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.358; 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 2.1.358
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
ताम्बूल-स्फुरद्-आननेन्दुर् अमलं धंमिल्लम् उल्लासयन्
भक्ति-च्छेद-लसत्-सुघृष्ट-घुसृणालेप-श्रिया पेशलः ।
तुङ्गोरः-स्थल-पिङ्गल-स्रग् अलिक-भ्राजिष्णु-पत्राङ्गुलिः
श्यामाङ्ग-द्युतिर् अद्य मे सखि दृशोर् दुग्धे मुदं माधवः ॥२.१.३५८॥yathā —
tāmbūla-sphurad-ānanendur amalaṃ dhaṃmillam ullāsayan
bhakti-ccheda-lasat-sughṛṣṭa-ghusṛṇālepa-śriyā peśalaḥ |
tuṅgoraḥ-sthala-piṅgala-srag alika-bhrājiṣṇu-patrāṅguliḥ
śyāmāṅga-dyutir adya me sakhi dṛśor dugdhe mudaṃ mādhavaḥ ||2.1.358||
English translation
“O friend! The moon of His face shines with betel nut and a faultless hairstyle. A yellow garland rests on His raised chest. He wears radiant tilaka on His forehead, and His body becomes charming with the wealth of designs made of finely ground saffron ointment. Today the dark-bodied, attractive Mādhava gives bliss to my eyes.”