SB 10.47.35
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 35
- yathā dūra-care preṣṭhe
- mana āviśya vartate
- strīṇāṁ ca na tathā cetaḥ
- sannikṛṣṭe 'kṣi-gocare
SYNONYMS
yathā — as; dūra-care — being situated far away; preṣṭhe — a lover; manaḥ — the minds; āviśya — becoming absorbed; vartate — remain; strīṇām — of women; ca — and; na — not; tathā — so; cetaḥ — their minds; sannikṛṣṭe — when he is near; akṣi-gocare — present before their eyes.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
When her lover is far away, a woman thinks of him more than when he is present before her.
PURPORT
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the same holds true for men, who become more absorbed in thinking of a beloved woman when she is far away than when she is present before their eyes.