Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.17; 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 2.4.17
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
प्रारब्ध-कार्यासिद्धेः, यथा —
स्वप्ने मयाद्य कुसुमानि किलाहृतानि
यत्नेन तैर् विरचिता वन-मालिका च ।
यावन् मुकुन्द-हृदि हन्त निधीयते सा
हा तावद् एव तरसा विरराम निद्रा ॥२.४.१७॥prārabdha-kāryāsiddheḥ, yathā —
svapne mayādya kusumāni kilāhṛtāni
yatnena tair viracitā vana-mālikā ca |
yāvan mukunda-hṛdi hanta nidhīyate sā
hā tāvad eva tarasā virarāma nidrā ||2.4.17||
English translation
From failure to accomplish an action:
“Today in a dream I was picking flowers and very carefully made a garland from them. But just when I thought of offering it to the heart of Mukunda, my sleep broke.”