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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.41.27

మనాంసి తాసామరవిన్దలోచన: ప్రగల్భలీలాహసితావలోకై: । జహార మత్తద్విరదేన్ద్రవిక్రమో ద‍ృశాం దదచ్ఛ్రీరమణాత్మనోత్సవమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥
manāṁsi tāsām aravinda-locanaḥ
[manaamsi taasaam aravinda-lochanah]
pragalbha-līlā-hasitāvalokaiḥ
[pragalbha-leelaa-hasitaavalokaih]
jahāra matta-dviradendra-vikramo
[jahaara matta-dviradendra-vikramo]
dṛśāṁ dadac chrī-ramaṇātmanotsavam
[drishaam dadach chree-ramanaatmanotsavam]
manāṁsi — the minds tāsām — their aravinda — like lotuses locanaḥ — He whose eyes pragalbha — bold līlā — with His pastimes hasita — smiling avalokaiḥ — with His glances jahāra — He took away matta — in rut dvirada - indra — (like) a lordly elephant vikramaḥ — whose gait dṛśām — to their eyes dadat — affording śrī — of the goddess of fortune ramaṇa — which is the source of pleasure ātmanā — with His body utsavam — a festival .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
manāṁsi tāsām aravinda-locanaḥ
manāṁsi
the minds
tāsām
their
aravinda
like lotuses
locanaḥ
He whose eyes
pragalbha-līlā-hasitāvalokaiḥ
pragalbha
bold
līlā
with His pastimes
hasita
smiling
avalokaiḥ
with His glances
jahāra matta-dviradendra-vikramo
jahāra
He took away
matta
in rut
dvirada - indra
(like) a lordly elephant
vikramaḥ
whose gait
dṛśāṁ dadac chrī-ramaṇātmanotsavam
dṛśām
to their eyes
dadat
affording
śrī
of the goddess of fortune
ramaṇa
which is the source of pleasure
ātmanā
with His body
utsavam
a festival .
  • aravinda-locanaḥ — lotus-eyed
    Compound: aravinda (lotus) + locana (eye). One of Kṛṣṇa's most-used epithets. Gauḍīyas read the lotus-eye as the optical instrument of bhāva-transmission — the eye's curvature pours rasa into whoever the eye lands on.
  • matta-dvirada-indra — like a lordly elephant in rut
    Triple compound: matta (intoxicated) + dvirada (twice-toothed = elephant) + indra (lord). Kṛṣṇa's gait is mast — heavy with His own juice. The Bhāgavatam unselfconsciously gives Kṛṣṇa a body, a walk, a mass.
  • pragalbha-līlā — bold pastimes
    Compound: pragalbha (bold, daring) + līlā. The līlās He is recollecting as He walks — the gopīs, the cīra-haraṇa, the rāsa. Mathurā's women receive the second-hand smile from līlās performed elsewhere. Vraja remains the source.
  • śrī-ramaṇa — the lover of Lakṣmī, source of pleasure for the goddess of fortune
    Compound: Śrī (Lakṣmī) + ramaṇa (one who delights). Lakṣmī's lover walking through the Yadu capital. The Bhāgavatam reminds the reader that Kṛṣṇa's mādhurya is the same that Lakṣmī herself meditates on.
  • utsavam — a festival
    Accusative of utsava. His body is a festival for the eyes that receive it. Gauḍīyas read darśana itself as utsava — bhakti's grammar always tilts toward celebration, not asceticism.
The lotus-eyed Lord, smiling as He recalled His bold pastimes, captivated those ladies’ minds with His glances. He walked with the gait of a lordly elephant in rut, creating a festival for their eyes with His transcendental body, which is the source of pleasure for the divine goddess of fortune.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The lotus-eyed Lord, smiling as He recalled His bold pastimes, captivated those ladies' minds with His glances. He walked with the gait of a lordly elephant in rut, creating a festival for their eyes with His transcendental body, which is the source of pleasure for the divine goddess of fortune.
Commentary

Krsna is described as sri-ramana to indicate that he gave pleasure to the women of Mathura with his beauty (sri). By the beauty of his body (atmana), the women’s eyes derived complete bliss (utasavam). He stole their minds. This indicates that by giving them enjoyment of the eyes, they became thrilled, and without their noticing, he then stole the jewel of their minds.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

For far off, he gave pleasure to the eyes of the women by his form which caused rati in even Lakṣmī. When he came closer have pleasure to their eyes by his lotus eyes. Then he gave pleasure by his bold, playful, smiling glances. In this way he stole their minds. Pragalbha means he was capable of stealing their minds. Or his brows danced playfully and his smiles because playful on reaching the height of cleverness in the kaiśora age. Different types of smiles indicated his different emotions. His glances also displayed those emotions. His feet moved boldly as if he were a mad elephant. Though the singular manaḥ could be used to express the meaning, the plural (manāṁsi) is used to show that all their minds were stolen. The meaning becomes startling by indicating that even though they were all shy, all their minds became captivated. Their minds were like their treasures, and he was greedy for those treasures. This is suitable since their minds were filled with prema. He gave them pleasure and then stole their minds. This suggests his cleverness in stealing. It is seen that clever thieves steal wealth by deceiving people when there is a great festival. The verse expresses the order in which they saw him (from far to close up). The order of words in the verse is as follows. With his lotus eyes, he stole their minds. What then can be said of his whole body which was the shelter of various pastimes? The words in the instrumental case show progressively how their minds became captivated.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

From far off, he gave pleasure to the eyes of the women by his form which caused rati in even Lakṣmī. When he came closer he gave pleasure to their eyes by his lotus eyes. Then he gave pleasure by his bold, playful, smiling glances. In this way he stole their minds. Pragalbha means he was capable of stealing their minds. Or his brows danced playfully and his smiles became playful on reaching the height of cleverness in the kaiśora age. Different types of smiles indicated his different emotions. His glances also displayed those emotions. His feet moved boldly as if he were a mad elephant. Though the singular manaḥ could be used to express the meaning, the plural (manāṁsi) is used to show that all their minds were stolen. The meaning becomes startling by indicating that even though they were all shy, all their minds became captivated. Their minds were like their treasures, and he was greedy for those treasures. This is suitable since their minds were filled with prema. He gave them pleasure and then stole their minds. This suggests his cleverness in stealing. It is seen that clever thieves steal wealth by deceiving people when there is a great festival. The verse expresses the order in which they saw him (from far to close up). The order of words in the verse is as follows. With his lotus eyes, he stole their minds. What then can be said of his whole body which was the shelter of various pastimes? The words in the instrumental case show progressively how their minds became captivated.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)
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Kṛṣṇa walks through Mathurā the way a mast-elephant walks through a market — slow, full of His own power, knowing the ground is honored to receive Him. His glance is the festival; the women's eyes are the lamps.

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