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Lord Krṣṇa's Entrance in Dvārakā
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uddāma-bhāva-piśunāmala-valguhāsa- vrīḍāvaloka-nihato madano 'pi yāsām sammuhya cāpam ajahāt pramadottamās tā yasyendriyam vimathitum kuhakair na śekuḥ
uddāma —very grave;  bhāva —expression;  piśuna —exciting;  amala —spotless;  valgu-hāsa —beautiful smiling;  vrīḍa —corner of the eye;  avaloka —looking;  nihataḥ —conquered;  madanaḥ —Cupid (or  amadanaḥ —the greatly tolerant Śiva);  api —also;  yāsām —whose;  sammuhya —being overpowered by;  cāpam —bows;  ajahāt —gave up;  pramada —woman who maddens;  uttamāḥ —of high grade;  tā —all;  yasya —whose;  indriyam —senses;  vimathitum —to perturb;  kuhakaiḥ —by magical feats;  na —never;  śekuḥ —was able.
TRANSLATION
Although the queens' beautiful smiles and furtive glances were all spotless and exciting, and although they could conquer Cupid himself by making him give up his bow in frustration, and although even the tolerant Śiva could fall victim to them, still, despite all their magical feats and attractions, they could not agitate the senses of the Lord.
PURPORT
The path of salvation or the path of going back to Godhead always forbids the association of women, and the complete  sanātana-dharma  or  varṇāśrama-dharma  scheme forbids or restricts association with women. How, then, can one be accepted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is addicted to more than sixteen thousand wives? This question may be relevantly raised by inquisitive persons really anxious to know about the transcendental nature of the Supreme Lord. And to answer such questions, the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya have discussed the transcendental character of the Lord in this and in following verses. It is clear herein that the feminine attractive features which can conquer Cupid or even the supermost tolerant Lord Śiva could not conquer the senses of the Lord. Cupid's business is to invoke mundane lust. The whole universe is moving being agitated by Cupid's arrow. The activities of the world are being carried on by the central attraction of male and female. A male is searching after a mate to his liking, and the female is looking after a suitable male. That is the way of material stimulus. And as soon as a male is