Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.7.10; 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 4.7.10
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
असृङ्-मूत्राकीर्णे घन-शमल-पङ्क-व्यतिकरे
वसन्न् एष क्लिन्नो जड-तनुर् अहं मातुर् उदरे ।
लभे चेतः-क्षोभं तव भजन-कर्माक्षमतया
तद् अस्मिन् कंसारे कुरु मयि कृपा-सागर कृपाम् ॥४.७.१०॥yathā —
asṛṅ-mūtrākīrṇe ghana-śamala-paṅka-vyatikare
vasann eṣa klinno jaḍa-tanur ahaṃ mātur udare |
labhe cetaḥ-kṣobhaṃ tava bhajana-karmākṣamatayā
tad asmin kaṃsāre kuru mayi kṛpā-sāgara kṛpām ||4.7.10||
English translation
An example of general disgust:
“O enemy of Kaṃsa! Trapped in this body, living in the mother’s womb in contact with a thick muck of skin, covered with urine and blood, I am distressed in heart. Ocean of mercy, please be merciful to me, who am unable to worship You.”