Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.123; 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 3.3.123
jaḍatā —
anāśrita-paricchadāḥ kṛśa-viśīrṇa-rukṣāṅgakāḥ
sadā viphala-vṛttayo virahitāḥ kila cchāyayā |
virāva-parivarjitās tava mukunda goṣṭhāntare
sphurati suhṛdāṃ gaṇāḥ śikhara-jāta-vṛkṣā iva ||3.3.123||
Dullness:
“O Mukunda! Your friends appear like trees on the top of a mountain. As the trees have no leaves, they have no clothing. As the tree has no beauty, they have no luster. As the tree is silent without birds, they are silent. As the tree is without fruit, they are without actions. They are thin, with worn, rough
limbs.”