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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.18.16

अतीव सुललितगतिविलासविलसितरुचिरहासलेशावलोकलीलया किञ्चिदुत्तम्भितसुन्दरभ्रूमण्डलसुभगवदनारविन्दश्रिया रमां रमयन्निन्द्रियाणि रमयते ॥ १६ ॥
atīva sulalita-gati-vilāsa-vilasita-rucira-hāsa-leśāvaloka-līlayā kiñcid-uttambhita-sundara-bhrū-maṇḍala-subhaga-vadanāravinda-śriyā ramāṁ ramayann indriyāṇi ramayate.
[ateeva sulalita-gati-vilaasa-vilasita-ruchira-haasa-leshaavaloka-leelayaa kinchid-uttambhita-sundara-bhroo-mandala-subhaga-vadanaaravinda-shriyaa ramaam ramayann indriyaani ramayate.]
Word-for-word
atīva — very much su-lalita — beautiful gati — with movements vilāsa — by pastimes vilasita — manifested rucira — pleasing hāsa-leśa — mild smiling avaloka-līlayā — by playful glancing kiñcit-uttambhita — slightly raised sundara — beautiful bhrū-maṇḍala — by the eyebrows subhaga — auspicious vadana-aravinda-śriyā — with His beautiful lotuslike face ramām — the goddess of fortune ramayan — pleasing indriyāṇi — all the senses ramayate — He pleases.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atīva sulalita-gati-vilāsa-vilasita-rucira-hāsa-leśāvaloka-līlayā kiñcid-uttambhita-sundara-bhrū-maṇḍala-subhaga-vadanāravinda-śriyā ramāṁ ramayann indriyāṇi ramayate.
atīva
very much
su-lalita
beautiful
gati
with movements
vilāsa
by pastimes
vilasita
manifested
rucira
pleasing
hāsa-leśa
mild smiling
avaloka-līlayā
by playful glancing
kiñcit-uttambhita
slightly raised
sundara
beautiful
bhrū-maṇḍala
by the eyebrows
subhaga
auspicious
vadana-aravinda-śriyā
with His beautiful lotuslike face
ramām
the goddess of fortune
ramayan
pleasing
indriyāṇi
all the senses
ramayate
He pleases.
In Ketumāla-varṣa, Lord Kāmadeva [Pradyumna] moves very graciously. His mild smile is very beautiful, and when He increases the beauty of His face by slightly raising His eyebrows and glancing playfully, He pleases the goddess of fortune. Thus He enjoys His transcendental senses.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Kāmadeva, pleasing Lakṣmī with the beauty of his auspicious lotus face with its beautiful eyebrows slightly raised by the play of his glances endowed with a slight, attractive smile, which is pleasing with its graceful movements, enjoys his senses. He pleases Lakṣmī with the beauty of his auspicious with its beautiful brows slightly raised by the play of his glances endowed with a slight attractive smile, pleasing with its graceful movements. He enjoys his senses by these actions related to Lakṣmī.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord's mild smile, raised eyebrow, and playful glance please Lakṣmī — He enjoys His transcendental senses in loving exchange. The spiritual world is not bland abstraction; it is full of personal sweetness. Devotion lets us taste a drop of that sweetness here.
Reflection Questions
  • When I think of spiritual life, do I imagine emptiness or personal relationship?
  • What in my devotional practice opens me to the Lord's sweetness rather than only His grandeur?
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