Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.25; 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 3.4.25
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
अथ मध्यमम् —
दृक्-तटी-भाग-लकता-नग्नता च्छिद्रि-कर्णता ।
कलोक्ति-रिङ्गनाद्यं च कौमारे सति मध्यमे ॥३.४.२५॥atha madhyamam —
dṛk-taṭī-bhāga-lakatā-nagnatā cchidri-karṇatā |
kalokti-riṅganādyaṃ ca kaumāre sati madhyame ||3.4.25||
English translation
Middle kaumāra age:
“In the middle kaumāra age, Kṛṣṇa has locks of hair falling to His eyes. He appears with partial clothing, He has pierced ears, He utters sweet, unclear words, and He begins to crawl.”