Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.41; 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 3.3.41
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तस्य रूपम्, यथा —
वासः पिङ्गं बिभ्रतं शृङ्ग-पाणिं
बद्ध-स्पर्धं सौहृदान् माधवेन ।
ताम्रोष्णीषं श्याम-धामाभिरामं
श्रीदामानं दाम-भाजं भजामि ॥३.३.४१॥tasya rūpam, yathā —
vāsaḥ piṅgaṃ bibhrataṃ śṛṅga-pāṇiṃ
baddha-spardhaṃ sauhṛdān mādhavena |
tāmroṣṇīṣaṃ śyāma-dhāmābhirāmaṃ
śrīdāmānaṃ dāma-bhājaṃ bhajāmi ||3.3.41||
English translation
Śrīdāma’s form:
“I worship Śrīdāma, with greenish-yellow cloth and dark blue complexion, holding a horn in his hand, wearing a copper-colored turban and a flower garland. Out of friendship, he competes with Kṛṣṇa.”