Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.24

evaḿ tāḿ rucirāpāńgīḿ

darśanīyāḿ manoramām

dṛṣṭvā tasyāḿ manaś cakre

viṣajjantyāḿ bhavaḥ kila

SYNONYMS

evam — in this way; tām — Her; rucira-apāńgīm — 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.

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.

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