Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.2.19; 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 2.2.19
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
घूर्णा, यथा —
ध्रुवम् अघरिपुर् आदधाति वात्यां
ननु मुरलि त्वयि फुत्कृति-च्छलेन ।
किम् अयम् इतरथा ध्वनिर् विघूर्णनं
सखि तव घूर्णयति व्रजाम्बुजाक्षीः ॥२.२.१९॥ghūrṇā, yathā —
dhruvam agharipur ādadhāti vātyāṃ
nanu murali tvayi phutkṛti-cchalena |
kim ayam itarathā dhvanir vighūrṇanaṃ
sakhi tava ghūrṇayati vrajāmbujākṣīḥ ||2.2.19||
English translation
Whirling around:
“O my friend, dear flute! Kṛṣṇa, on the pretext of blowing you, is certainly producing a gale. Otherwise, how does your sound alone cause the beautiful women of Vraja to whirl around?”