Devanagari
एवं तां रुचिरापाङ्गीं दर्शनीयां मनोरमाम्
दृष्ट्वा तस्यां मनश्चक्रे विषज्जन्त्यां भव: किल ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
evaṁ tāṁ rucirāpāṅgīṁ
darśanīyāṁ manoramām
dṛṣṭvā tasyāṁ manaś cakre
viṣajjantyāṁ bhavaḥ kila
Synonyms
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 .
Translation
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
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?”
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.