Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 30
Nārada Instructs Prācīnabarhiṣat: The Purañjana Narrative Begins
City of Nine Gates
यदेष मापाङ्गविखण्डितेन्द्रियं सव्रीडभावस्मितविभ्रमद्भ्रुवा । त्वयोपसृष्टो भगवान्मनोभव: प्रबाधतेऽथानुगृहाण शोभने ॥ ३० ॥
yad eṣa māpāṅga-vikhaṇḍitendriyaṁ savrīḍa-bhāva-smita-vibhramad-bhruvā tvayopasṛṣṭo bhagavān mano-bhavaḥ prabādhate ’thānugṛhāṇa śobhane
今日、汝の横目の一瞥は私の心と感官を激しく乱した。恥じらいを含みつつも艶を帯びた汝の微笑と眉のたわむれが、我が内なるマノーバヴァ（カーマデーヴァ）を強く掻き立てる。ゆえに、最も美しき者よ、どうか憐れみを与えよ。
Everyone has lusty desires within, and as soon as one is agitated by the movement of a beautiful woman’s eyebrows, the cupid within immediately throws his arrow at the heart. Thus one is quickly conquered by the eyebrows of a beautiful woman. When one is agitated by lusty desires, his senses are attracted by all kinds of viṣaya — enjoyable things like sound, touch, form, smell and taste. These attractive sense objects oblige one to come under the control of a woman. In this way the conditional life of a living entity begins. Conditional life means being under the control of a woman, and certainly the living entity is always at the mercy of a woman or a man. Thus living entities live in bondage to one another, and thus they continue this conditional, material life illusioned by māyā.
FAQs
This verse shows how a mere glance and charming expression can overpower the senses, as Cupid (Manobhava) agitates the mind—illustrating how quickly desire can bind the conditioned soul.
In the Purañjana allegory, he is captivated by her beauty and confesses that his self-control is broken; he asks for her favor, marking his surrender to worldly attraction and the start of deeper entanglement.
Recognize early triggers of desire (glances, flirtation, mental fantasy) and respond with deliberate restraint, good association, and devotional focus to protect the mind from being carried away.