Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.5.35; 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 2.5.35
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा वा —
सुतम् अङ्गुलिभिः स्नुत-स्तनी
चिबुकाग्रे दधती दयार्द्र-धीः ।
समलालयद् आलयात् पुरः
स्थिति-भाजं व्रज-राज-गेहिनी ॥२.५.३५॥yathā vā —
sutam aṅgulibhiḥ snuta-stanī
cibukāgre dadhatī dayārdra-dhīḥ |
samalālayad ālayāt puraḥ
sthiti-bhājaṃ vraja-rāja-gehinī ||2.5.35||
English translation
Another example:
“Yaśodā, whose heart was soft with affection and whose breasts flowed with milk, caressed her son Kṛṣṇa while holding His chin in her fingers.”