Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.73; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

यथा वा —
हरिम् अवलोक्य पुरो भुवि पतितो दण्ड-प्रणाम-शत-कामः ।
प्रमद-विमुग्धो नृपतिः पुनर् उत्थानं विसस्मार ॥३.२.७३॥

yathā vā —
harim avalokya puro bhuvi patito daṇḍa-praṇāma-śata-kāmaḥ |
pramada-vimugdho nṛpatiḥ punar utthānaṃ visasmāra ||3.2.73||

English translation

Another example:
“Seeing Kṛṣṇa, Bahulaśva fell to the ground, think he would offer respects a hundred times; but being agitated by joy, he forgot to rise up.”

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