Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.3.6; 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 4.3.6
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
तत्र कृष्णो, यथा —
अपराजित-मानिनं हठाच्
चटुलं त्वाम् अभिभूय माधव ।
धिनुयाम् अधुना सुहृद्-गणं
यदि न त्वं समरात् पराञ्चसि ॥४.३.६॥tatra kṛṣṇo, yathā —
aparājita-māninaṃ haṭhāc
caṭulaṃ tvām abhibhūya mādhava |
dhinuyām adhunā suhṛd-gaṇaṃ
yadi na tvaṃ samarāt parāñcasi ||4.3.6||
English translation
Fighting with Kṛṣṇa:
“O Mādhava! You are very unsteady, but You think that no one can beat You. If You do not flee from the fight, I will now defeat You and please Your friends!”