Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.37; 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 3.3.37
atha priya-sakhāḥ —
vayas-tulyāḥ priya-sakhā sakhyaṃ kevalam āśritāḥ |
śrīdāmā ca sudāmā ca dāmā ca vasudāmakaḥ ||3.3.36||
kiṅkiṇi-stokakṛṣṇāṃśu-bhadrasena-vilāsinaḥ |
puṇḍarīka-viṭaṅkākṣa-kalabiṅkādayo’py amī ||3.3.37||
Priya-sakhas:
“Those who are the same age as Kṛṣṇa, with only pure sakhya-rati, are called priya-sakhyas. Śrīdāma, Sudāma, Dāma, Vasudāma, Kiṅkiṇi, Stokakṛṣṇa, Aṃṣu, Bhadrasena, Vilāsī, Puṇḍarīka, Viṭaṅka and Kalabiṇka are priya- sakhas.”