तनौ मन्त्रन्यासं प्रणयति हरेर्गद्गदमयी
सबाष्पाक्षी रक्षातिलकमलिके कल्पयति च ।
स्नुवाना प्रत्यूषे दिशति च भुजे कार्मणमसौ
यशोदा मूर्तेव स्फुरति सुतवात्सल्यपटली ॥
tanau mantra-nyāsaṁ praṇayati harer gadgadamayī
sabāṣpākṣī rakṣā-tilakam alike kalpayati ca |
snuvānā pratyūṣe diśati ca bhuje kārmaṇam asau
yaśodā mūrteva sphurati suta-vātsalya-paṭalī ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 3.4.14)
“Early in the morning,
Stuttering,
Her eyes filled with tears,
Milk flowing [from her breasts],
She performs mantra-nyāsa on Hari’s body,
Draws a tilaka for protection on his forehead,
And places a spell-infused root on his arms;
Yaśodā shines
Like the embodiment
Of a profusion of affection for a son.”