Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.57; 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 4.8.57
yaṃ samasta-nigamāḥ parameśaṃ
sātvatās tu bhagavantam uśanti |
tat suteti bata sāhasikīṃ tvāṃ
vyāji-hīrṣatu kathaṃ mama jihvā ||4.8.57||
atra vatsalasya prītena |
Vatsala-rasa with dāsya-rasa:
“May my tongue rashly desire to address You as ‘my son,’ whom the followers of Vedānta call the param brahman and whom the followers of Pañcarātra call Vāsudeva.”