Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 3.3.121; 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 3.3.121
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
आलम्बन-शून्यत� �
गत� वृन्दारण्यात� प्रि�-सुहृदि गोष्ठेश्वर-सुते
लघ�-भृतं सद्य� पतद्-अतितराम् उत्पतद� अप� �
� हि भ्रामं भ्रामं भजति चटुल� तुलम� इव मे
निरालम्ब� चेतः क्वचिद� अप� विलम्ब� लवम् अप� ॥३.�.१२१॥Բ-śūnyatā �
gate vṛndāraṇyāt priya-suhṛdi goṣṭheśvara-sute
laghu-bhṛta� sadya� patad-atitarām utpatad api |
na hi bhrāma� bhrāma� bhajati caṭula� tulam iva me
nirālamba� ceta� kvacid api vilamba� lavam api ||3.3.121||
English translation
Vacant mind:
“Since the son of the King of Vraja, my dear friend ṛṣṇa, left Vṛndāvan, my fickle mind, without support, has become so light that it rises and falls like a piece of cotton, spins around constantly and cannot find a point of concentration.�