Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.26; 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.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:

यथा —
विचलद्-अलक-रुद्ध-भ्रू-कुटी चञ्चलाक्षं
कल-वचनम् उदञ्चन् नूतन-श्रोत्र-रन्ध्रम् ।
अलघु-रचित-रिङ्गं गोकुले दिग्-दुकूलं
तनयम् अमृत-सिन्धौ प्रेक्ष्य माता न्यमाङ्क्षीत् ॥३.४.२६॥

yathā —
vicalad-alaka-ruddha-bhrū-kuṭī cañcalākṣaṃ
kala-vacanam udañcan nūtana-śrotra-randhram |
alaghu-racita-riṅgaṃ gokule dig-dukūlaṃ
tanayam amṛta-sindhau prekṣya mātā nyamāṅkṣīt
||3.4.26||

English translation

“Mother Yaśodā drowned in an ocean of bliss on seeing her partially naked son with locks hanging down to His brow, with darting eyes, inarticulate words and fresh holes in His ears, as He crawled about more frequently.”

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