Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.5.17; 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 4.5.17
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा उद्धव-सन्देशे (७४) —
कृष्णं मुष्णन् अकरुण-बलाद् गोप-नारी-वधार्थी
मा मर्यादाम् यदु-कुल-भुवाम् भिन्धिरे गान्दिनेयः ।
इति उत्तुङ्गा मम मधु-पुरे यात्रया तत्र तासां
वित्रस्तानां परिववलिरे वल्लवीनां विलापाः ॥४.५.१७॥yathā uddhava-sandeśe (74) —
kṛṣṇaṃ muṣṇan akaruṇa-balād gopa-nārī-vadhārthī
mā maryādām yadu-kula-bhuvām bhindhire gāndineyaḥ |
iti uttuṅgā mama madhu-pure yātrayā tatra tāsāṃ
vitrastānāṃ parivavalire vallavīnāṃ vilāpāḥ ||4.5.17||
English translation
From Uddhava-sandeśa:
“O Akrūra! Look closely! When you mount your chariot and go to Mathurā, millions of our life airs will also depart. O merciless one, Akrūra! You are cruel, forcibly taking Kṛṣṇa away from Vraja. Do not destroy respect for the Yadu dynasty!”