Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.56; 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:

प्रेमवद्, यथा —
प्रेक्ष्य तत्र मुनि-राज-मण्डलैः
स्तूयमानम् असि मुक्त-सम्भ्रमा ।
कृष्णम् अङ्कम् अभि गोकुलेश्वरी
प्रस्नुता कुरु-भुवि न्यवीविशत् ॥३.४.५६॥

premavad, yathā —
prekṣya tatra muni-rāja-maṇḍalaiḥ
stūyamānam asi mukta-sambhramā |
kṛṣṇam aṅkam abhi gokuleśvarī
prasnutā kuru-bhuvi nyavīviśat
||3.4.56||

English translation

Yaśodā’s appearing to have prema:
“Knowing from talking to others that Kṛṣṇa was being glorified by the sages at that place, Yaśodā, milk flowing from her breasts, entered Kurukṣetra without reverence for Him as the Lord.”

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