SB 10.47.35
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
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.