Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.113; 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 3.3.113
rāgo, yathā —
astreṇa duṣpariharā haraye vyakāri
yā patri-paṅktir akṛpeṇa kṛpī-sutena |
utplutya gāṇḍiva-bhṛtā hṛdi gṛhyamāṇā
jātāsya sā kusuma-vṛṣṭir ivotsavāya ||3.3.113||
Rāga:
“When the cruel Aśvatthāmā showered invincible arrows at Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna jumped forward and received the arrows on his chest. Those arrows gave pleasure to Arjuna like a shower of flowers.”