Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.24; 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 3.4.24
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
तरक्षु-नख-मण्डलं नव-तमाल-पत्र-द्युतिं
शिशुं रुचिर-रोचना-कृत-तमाल-पत्र-श्रियम् ।
धृत-प्रतिसरं कटि-स्फुरित-पट्ट-सूत्र-स्रजं
व्रजेश-गृहिणी सुतं न किल वीक्ष्य तृप्तिं ययौ ॥३.४.२४॥yathā —
tarakṣu-nakha-maṇḍalaṃ nava-tamāla-patra-dyutiṃ
śiśuṃ rucira-rocanā-kṛta-tamāla-patra-śriyam |
dhṛta-pratisaraṃ kaṭi-sphurita-paṭṭa-sūtra-srajaṃ
vrajeśa-gṛhiṇī sutaṃ na kila vīkṣya tṛptiṃ yayau ||3.4.24||
English translation
An example:
“Looking at her son possessing the complexion of a new tamāla leaf, with a tiger claw around His neck, with yellow gorocana tilaka, with a string tied around His wrist and a silk cord around His waist, Yaśoda could never satisfy her eyes.”