Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.1.258; 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 2.1.258
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा —
वराम् अध्यासीनस् तट-भुवम् अवष्टम्भ-रुचिभिः
कदम्बैः प्रालम्बं प्रवलित-विलम्बं विरचयन् ।
प्रपन्नायाम् अग्रे मिहिर-दुहितुस् तीर्थ-पदवीं
कुरङ्गी-नेत्रायां मधु-रिपुर् अपाङ्गं विकिरति ॥२.१.२५८॥yathā —
varām adhyāsīnas taṭa-bhuvam avaṣṭambha-rucibhiḥ
kadambaiḥ prālambaṃ pravalita-vilambaṃ viracayan |
prapannāyām agre mihira-duhitus tīrtha-padavīṃ
kuraṅgī-netrāyāṃ madhu-ripur apāṅgaṃ vikirati ||2.1.258||
English translation
“While Kṛṣṇa was sitting on the bank of the Yamunā, tarrying there on the pretext of making a long garland of golden kadamba flowers, Rādhā arrived at a ghat on the river. He threw a glance from the corner of His eye at the doe- eyed Rādhā.”