Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.2.16; 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 2.2.16
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
लाला-स्रवो, यथा —
शङ्के प्रेम-भुजङ्गेन दष्टः कष्टं गतो मुनिः ।
निश्चलस्य यद् एतस्य लाला स्रवति वक्त्रतः ॥२.२.१६॥lālā-sravo, yathā —
śaṅke prema-bhujaṅgena daṣṭaḥ kaṣṭaṃ gato muniḥ |
niścalasya yad etasya lālā sravati vaktrataḥ ||2.2.16||
English translation
Drooling:
“I think that Nārada, bitten by the scorpion of prema, is suffering in pain, because he has fallen motionless, and saliva is dripping from his mouth.”