यत्त्वहं भवतीनां वै दूरे वर्ते प्रियो दृशाम् । मनस: सन्निकर्षार्थं मदनुध्यानकाम्यया ॥ ३४ ॥
yat tv ahaṁ bhavatīnāṁ vai dūre varte priyo dṛśām manasaḥ sannikarṣārthaṁ mad-anudhyāna-kāmyayā
- yat
- the fact that
- tu
- however
- aham
- I
- bhavatīnām
- from your
- vai
- indeed
- dūre
- far away
- varte
- am situated
- priyaḥ
- who am dear
- dṛśām
- to the eyes
- manasaḥ
- of the mind
- sannikarṣa
- of the attraction
- artham
- for the sake
- mat
- upon Me
- anudhyāna.
- for your meditation
- kāmyayā
- out of My desire
But the actual reason why I, the beloved object of your sight, have stayed far away from you is that I wanted to intensify your meditation upon Me and thus draw your minds closer to Me.