Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.43; 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 3.2.43
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
एषां रूपं, यथा —
मणि-मय-वर-मण्डनोज्ज्वलाङ्गान्
पुरट-जवा-मधुलिट्-पटीर-भासः ।
निज-वपुर्-अनुरूप-दिव्य-वस्त्रान्
व्रज-पति-नन्दन-किङ्करान् नमामि ॥३.२.४३॥eṣāṃ rūpaṃ, yathā —
maṇi-maya-vara-maṇḍanojjvalāṅgān
puraṭa-javā-madhuliṭ-paṭīra-bhāsaḥ |
nija-vapur-anurūpa-divya-vastrān
vraja-pati-nandana-kiṅkarān namāmi ||3.2.43||
English translation
Their forms:
“I offer my obeisances to Kṛṣṇa’s servants whose limbs glow with attractive jeweled ornaments, whose complexions are gold, reddish, brown or black as a bee, and who wear clothing suited to their bodies.”