Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.4.66; 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 3.4.66
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
विषादः —
वदन-कमलं पुत्रस्याहं निमीलति शैशवे
नव-तरुणिमारम्भोन्मृष्टं न रम्यम् अलोकयम् ।
अभिनव-वधू-युक्तं चामुं न हर्म्यम् अवेशयं
शिरसि कुलिशं हन्त क्षिप्तं श्वफल्क-सुतेन मे ॥३.४.६६॥viṣādaḥ —
vadana-kamalaṃ putrasyāhaṃ nimīlati śaiśave
nava-taruṇimārambhonmṛṣṭaṃ na ramyam alokayam |
abhinava-vadhū-yuktaṃ cāmuṃ na harmyam aveśayaṃ
śirasi kuliśaṃ hanta kṣiptaṃ śvaphalka-sutena me ||3.4.66||
English translation
Viṣāda(remorse):
“I have not seen the attractive, shining face of my son in His period of new youth (late kaiśora period) after His childhood. I have not performed the gṛha-praveśa of my son when He got married. Oh! Akrūra has struck my head with a thunderbolt.”