Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.24
एवं तां रुचिरापाङ्गीं दर्शनीयां मनोरमाम्
दृष्ट्वा तस्यां मनश्चक्रे विषज्जन्त्यां भव: किल ॥ २४ ॥
evaṁ tāṁ rucirāpāṅgīṁ
[evam taam ruchiraapaangeem]
darśanīyāṁ manoramām
[darshaneeyaam manoramaam]
dṛṣṭvā tasyāṁ manaś cakre
[drishtvaa tasyaam manash chakre]
viṣajjantyāṁ bhavaḥ kila
[vishajjantyaam bhavah kila]
Word-for-word
evam
—
in this way
tām
—
Her
rucira-apāṅgīm
—
possessing all attractive features
darśanīyām
—
pleasing to see
manoramām
—
beautifully formed
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
tasyām
—
upon Her
manaḥ cakre
—
thought
viṣajjantyām
—
to be attracted by him
bhavaḥ
—
Lord Śiva
kila
—
indeed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ tāṁ rucirāpāṅgīṁ
evam
in this way
tām
Her
rucira-apāṅgīm
possessing all attractive features
darśanīyāṁ manoramām
darśanīyām
pleasing to see
manoramām
beautifully formed
dṛṣṭvā tasyāṁ manaś cakre
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
tasyām
upon Her
manaḥ cakre
thought
viṣajjantyāṁ bhavaḥ kila
viṣajjantyām
to be attracted by him
bhavaḥ
Lord Śiva
kila
indeed.
Thus Lord Śiva saw the woman, every part of whose body was beautifully formed, and the beautiful woman also looked at him. Therefore, thinking that She was attracted to him, Lord Śiva became very much attracted to Her.
Purport
Lord Śiva was observing every part of the woman’s body, and She was also glancing at him with restless eyes. Thus Śiva thought that She was also attracted to him, and now he wanted to touch Her.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the attractive woman pleasing to behold as she cast an attractive glance, Śiva became attracted to her, since she was attracted to him.
She indicated her attraction to him by her slightly glance indicating “Does he see me or not?”
Personal Guidance
Seeing every part of her body, and her glancing at him, Śiva thought she was attracted and became attracted himself. Misread signals fuel attraction. We see what we project; the smile we received was a mirror.
Reflection Questions
- What signal have I recently misread as personal interest when it was something else entirely?
- Where is my attraction actually a feedback loop with my own projection?
My note
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