Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.243 ; 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 1.2.243
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
श्री मथुर�-मण्डलं यथा�
तट-भुवि कृ�-कान्ति� श्यामल� यास् तटिन्याः
स्फुटि�-नव-कदम्बालम्ब�-कूजद�-द्विरेफा �
निरवधि-मधुरिम्ण� मण्डितेय� कथ� मे
मनसि कम� अप� भावं कानन-श्रीस् तनोत� ॥१.�.२४� �śī ٳܰ-ṇḍ� ⲹٳ�
ٲṭa-bhuvi ṛt-Գپ� ś峾 yās taṭinyā�
sphuṭita-nava-kadambālambi-kūjad-dvirephā |
niravadhi-madhurimṇ� maṇḍiteya� 첹ٳ� me
manasi kam api 屹� kānana-śīs tanoti ||1.2.243 ||
English translation
The power of residing in the district of Mathurā:
“The splendor of Mathura’s forest, made beautiful by being situated on the bank of the ۲ܲ, where buzzing bees take shelter of newly blossoming kadamba trees, ornamented with unlimited sweetness, produces and extraordinary state of 屹 in my mind.�