Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.9.20; 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 4.9.20
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
पशुर्, यथा —
पश्याद्भुतास् तुङ्ग-मदः कुरङ्गीः
पतङ्ग-कन्या-पुलिने’द्य धन्याः ।
याः केशवाङ्गे तद्-अपाङ्ग-पूताः
सानङ्ग-रङ्गां दृशम् अर्पयन्ति ॥४.९.२०॥paśur, yathā —
paśyādbhutās tuṅga-madaḥ kuraṅgīḥ
pataṅga-kanyā-puline’dya dhanyāḥ |
yāḥ keśavāṅge tad-apāṅga-pūtāḥ
sānaṅga-raṅgāṃ dṛśam arpayanti ||4.9.20||
English translation
Animals:
“O friend! See these fortunate deer, experiencing extraordinary bliss on the bank of the Yamunā. Today, purified by Kṛṣṇa’s sideways glance, they are casting playful glances of conjugal love at His limbs.”