Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.379; 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 2.1.379
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा वा —
कलयत हरिर् अध्वना सखायः
स्फुटम् अमुना यमुना-तटीम् अयासीत् ।
हरति पद-ततिर् यद्-अक्षिणी मे
ध्वज-कुलिशाकुश-पङ्कजाङ्कितेयम् ॥२.१.३७९॥yathā vā —
kalayata harir adhvanā sakhāyaḥ
sphuṭam amunā yamunā-taṭīm ayāsīt |
harati pada-tatir yad-akṣiṇī me
dhvaja-kuliśākuśa-paṅkajāṅkiteyam ||2.1.379||
English translation
Another example:
“O friends! Understand that Kṛṣṇa has gone to the bank of the Yamunā by this path for certain, because the markings of the flag, thunderbolt, goad and lotus are attracting my eyes.”