Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.20; 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 3.4.20
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
त्रि-चतुर-दशन-स्फुरन्-मुखेन्दुं
पृथुतर-मध्य-कटि-रकोरु-सीमा ।
नव-कुवलय-कोमलः कुमारो
मुदम् अधिकां व्रज-नाथयोर् व्यतानीत् ॥३.४.२०॥yathā —
tri-catura-daśana-sphuran-mukhenduṃ
pṛthutara-madhya-kaṭi-rakoru-sīmā |
nava-kuvalaya-komalaḥ kumāro
mudam adhikāṃ vraja-nāthayor vyatānīt ||3.4.20||
English translation
An example:
“This young boy, showing three or four teeth, with chubby waist and thighs, who was as soft as a fresh blue lotus, gave extraordinary joy to Nanda and Yaśodā.”