Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.1.11; 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 4.1.11
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा वा —
अस्य प्रेक्ष्य करं शिशोर् मुनिपते श्यामस्य मे कथ्यतां
तथ्यं हन्त चिरायुर् एष भविता किं धेनु-कोटीश्वरः ।
इत्य् उक्ते भगवन् मयाद्य परितश् चीरेण किं चारुणा
द्राग् आविर्भवद्-उद्धुर-स्मितम् इदं वक्त्रं त्वया रुध्यते ॥४.१.११॥yathā vā —
asya prekṣya karaṃ śiśor munipate śyāmasya me kathyatāṃ
tathyaṃ hanta cirāyur eṣa bhavitā kiṃ dhenu-koṭīśvaraḥ |
ity ukte bhagavan mayādya paritaś cīreṇa kiṃ cāruṇā
drāg āvirbhavad-uddhura-smitam idaṃ vaktraṃ tvayā rudhyate ||4.1.11||
English translation
Another example:
“O master of the sages! When I asked you to look at the hand of our dark- complexioned child, and to tell me if He will be the Lord of a million cows and have long life, why did you suddenly hide your laughing face completely with your beautiful cloth?”