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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .7.3

yathā –
[yathaa –]
pāṇḍityaṁ rata-hiṇḍakādhvani gato yaḥ kāma-dīkṣā-vratī
[paandityam rata-hindakaadhvani gato yah kaama-deekshaa-vratee]
kurvan pūrvam aśeṣa-ṣiḍga-nagarī sāmrājya-caryām abhūt |
[kurvan poorvam ashesha-shidga-nagaree saamraajya-charyaam abhoot |]
citraṁ so ’yam udīrayan hari-guṇānudbāṣpa-dṛṣṭir jano
[chitram so ’yam udeerayan hari-gunaanudbaashpa-drishtir jano]
dṛṣṭe strī-vadane vikūṇita-mukho viṣṭabhya niṣṭhīvati ||3||
[drishte stree-vadane vikoonita-mukho vishtabhya nishtheevati ||3||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā –
pāṇḍityaṁ rata-hiṇḍakādhvani gato yaḥ kāma-dīkṣā-vratī
kurvan pūrvam aśeṣa-ṣiḍga-nagarī sāmrājya-caryām abhūt |
citraṁ so ’yam udīrayan hari-guṇānudbāṣpa-dṛṣṭir jano
dṛṣṭe strī-vadane vikūṇita-mukho viṣṭabhya niṣṭhīvati ||3||
Astonishingly, those persons who previously were clever in methods of seducing women, and dedicated to lust, ruled over lecherous cities, now continually chant the name of the Lord with tears in their eyes. When they see the face of a woman, they twist their faces, and becoming motionless, spit.

A description of ecstatic love caused by ghastliness is found in the following statement: “This person was formerly interested solely in the matter of lust and sense gratification, and he had perfected the greatest skill in exploiting women to fulfill his lusty desires. But now how wonderful it is that this same man is chanting the names of Kṛṣṇa with tears in his eyes, and as soon as he sees the face of a woman, he immediately becomes disgusted. From the indication of his face, I would think that now he hates sex life.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Rata-hiṇḍaka means a seducer of women. Vikūṇita-mukhaḥ means a twisted face. Viṣṭabhya means becoming extremely stunned.

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