Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.21; 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 3.4.21
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अस्मिन् मुहुः पद-क्षेप-क्षणिके रुदित-स्मिते ।
स्वाङ्गुष्ठ-पानम् उत्तान-शयनाद्यं च चेष्टितम् ॥३.४.२१॥asmin muhuḥ pada-kṣepa-kṣaṇike rudita-smite |
svāṅguṣṭha-pānam uttāna-śayanādyaṃ ca ceṣṭitam ||3.4.21||
English translation
“Kṛṣṇa’s activities at the beginning of the kaumāra age are kicking up His legs, momentary crying or laughing, sucking His thumb and sleeping on His back.”