Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.113; 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 2.4.113
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ (१८) व्रीडा —
नवीन-सङ्गमाकार्यस् तवावज्ञादिना कृता ।
अधृष्टता भवेद् व्रीडा तत्र मौनं विचिन्तनम् ।
अवगुण्ठन-भू-लेखौ तथाधोमुखतादयः ॥२.४.११३॥atha (18) vrīḍā —
navīna-saṅgamākāryas tavāvajñādinā kṛtā |
adhṛṣṭatā bhaved vrīḍā tatra maunaṃ vicintanam |
avaguṇṭhana-bhū-lekhau tathādhomukhatādayaḥ ||2.4.113||
English translation
“The state of bashfulness, the opposite of audacity, arising from just meeting one’s lover, from performing forbidden actions, from praise or neglect is
called vrīḍā (shyness). In this state there is silence, anxiety, covering the head, writing on the ground and hanging the head.”