Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.2.173; 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 3.2.173
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र उत्कण्ठितम्, यथा —
शम्बरः सुमुखि लब्ध-दुर्विपड्-
डम्बरः स रिपुर् अम्बरायितः ।
अम्बु-राज-महसं कदा गुरुः
कम्बु-राज-करम् ईक्षितास्महे ॥३.२.१७३॥tatra utkaṇṭhitam, yathā —
śambaraḥ sumukhi labdha-durvipaḍ-
ḍambaraḥ sa ripur ambarāyitaḥ |
ambu-rāja-mahasaṃ kadā guruḥ
kambu-rāja-karam īkṣitāsmahe ||3.2.173||
English translation
Separation before first meeting:
“O beautiful-faced Rati! The ferocious enemy Śambara, who was a pile of dangers, has been destroyed. But when will we see Kṛṣṇa, my father, with the complexion of a rain cloud, holding the Pāñcajanya conch?”