Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.97; 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.

viṣādād, yathā śrī-daśame (10.11.49) —
kṛṣṇaṃ mahā-baka-grastaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmādayo’rbhakāḥ |
babhūvur indriyāṇīva vinā prāṇaṃ vicetasaḥ ||2.4.97||

Moha arising from despair, from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.11.49]:
“When Balarāma and the other boys saw that Kṛṣṇa had been devoured by the gigantic duck, they became almost unconscious, like senses without life.”

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