BRS 2.1.167 — FolioCorpus

Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.167

yathā śrī-daśame –

[yathaa shree-dashame –]

śruta-mātro ’pi yaḥ strīṇāṁ prasahyākarṣate manaḥ |

[shruta-maatro ’pi yah streenaam prasahyaakarshate manah |]

urugāyorugīto vā paśyantīnāṁ ca kiṁ punaḥ ||167||

[urugaayorugeeto vaa pashyanteenaam cha kim punah ||167||]

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yathā śrī-daśame –

śruta-mātro ’pi yaḥ strīṇāṁ prasahyākarṣate manaḥ |

urugāyorugīto vā paśyantīnāṁ ca kiṁ punaḥ ||167||

An example from the Tenth Canto: The Lord, being glorified in countless ways, forcibly attracts the minds of women who simply hear about Him. What to speak, then, if those women see Him directly? SB 10.90.26

Purport

A devotee made the following statement about the queens of Dvārakā: “How shall I describe the glories of the queens of Dvārakā, who were personally engaged in the service of the Lord? The Lord is so great that simply by chanting His name all the great sages like Nārada can enjoy transcendental bliss. So what can be said about those queens, who were at every moment seeing the Lord and serving Him personally?” Kṛṣṇa had 16,108 wives in Dvārakā, …

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Durgama-saṅgamanī

Commentary

Here again in mentioning women, it refers to a particular group of women. Since He is praised in many ways (urugītaḥ) by these special devotees (urugāya), He attracts the minds of these particular women. Then certainly He will attract their minds when He is seen by them.

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io