Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.3; 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 3.4.3
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र कृष्णो, यथा —
नव-कुवलय-दाम-श्यामलं कोमलाङ्गं
विचलद्-अलक-भृङ्ग-क्रान्त-नेत्राम्बुजान्तम् ।
व्रज-भुवि विहरन्तं पुत्रम् आलोकयन्ती
व्रज-पति-दयितासीत् प्रस्नवोत्पीड-दिग्धा ॥३.४.३॥tatra kṛṣṇo, yathā —
nava-kuvalaya-dāma-śyāmalaṃ komalāṅgaṃ
vicalad-alaka-bhṛṅga-krānta-netrāmbujāntam |
vraja-bhuvi viharantaṃ putram ālokayantī
vraja-pati-dayitāsīt prasnavotpīḍa-digdhā ||3.4.3||
English translation
Kṛṣṇa as the viṣaya of vātsalya-rasa:
“On seeing her son, who had the complexion of a fresh blue lotus, who had a soft body with lotus eyes touched by bee-like locks of hair, Yaśodā became wet with milk flowing forcefully from her breasts.”