Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.33; 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 3.4.33
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
शिखण्ड-कृत-शेखरः फण-पटीं दधत्
करे च लगुडीं लघुं सवयसां कुलैर् आवृतः ।
अवन्न् इह शकृत्-करीन् परिसरे व्रजस्य प्रिये
सुतस् तव कृतार्थयत्य् अहह पश्य नेत्राणि नः ॥३.४.३३॥yathā —
śikhaṇḍa-kṛta-śekharaḥ phaṇa-paṭīṃ dadhat
kare ca laguḍīṃ laghuṃ savayasāṃ kulair āvṛtaḥ |
avann iha śakṛt-karīn parisare vrajasya priye
sutas tava kṛtārthayaty ahaha paśya netrāṇi naḥ ||3.4.33||
English translation
An example of activities of late kaumāra:
“O dear wife! Just look! Your son, with a peacock feather on His head and the hood-shaped cloth decoration, carrying a stick and surrounded by His friends, is herding the calves at the edge of Vraja. By seeing Him, our eyes have become successful.”