SB 10.47.34

Devanāgarī

यत्त्वहं भवतीनां वै दूरे वर्ते प्रियो द‍ृशाम् । मनस: सन्निकर्षार्थं मदनुध्यानकाम्यया ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

yat tv ahaṁ bhavatīnāṁ vai dūre varte priyo dṛśām manasaḥ sannikarṣārthaṁ mad-anudhyāna-kāmyayā

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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.

Purport