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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 12]
Supreme Lord, by His internal potency, in this way captivated everyone.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.14) it is said,  daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā : the external potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is extremely strong. Indeed, everyone is fully captivated by her activities. Lord Śambhu (Śiva) was not to be captivated by the external potency, but because Lord Viṣṇu wanted to captivate Him also, He exhibited His internal potency to act the way that His external potency acts to captivate ordinary living entities. Lord Viṣṇu can captivate anyone, even such a strong personality as Lord Śambhu.
TEXT 22
तां वीक्ष्य देव इति कन्दुकलीलयेषद्-
व्रीडास्फुटसितविसृष्टकटाक्षमुष्टः ।
स्त्रीप्रेक्षणप्रतिसमीक्षणविह्वलात्मा
नात्मानमन्तिक उमां स्वगणांश्च वेद ॥२२॥
tām vīkṣya deva iti kanduka-līlayeṣad- vrīḍāsphuṭa-smita-visṛṣṭa-kaṭākṣa-muṣṭaḥ strī-prekṣaṇa-pratisamīkṣaṇa-vihvalātmā nātmānam antika umām sva-gaṇāmś ca veda
tām —Her;  vīkṣya —after observing;  devaḥ —Lord Śambhu;  iti —in this way;  kanduka-līlayā —by playing with the ball;  īṣat —slight;  vrīḍā —by bashfulness;  asphuṭa —not very distinct;  smita —with smiling;  visṛṣṭa —sent;  kaṭākṣa-muṣṭaḥ —defeated by the glances;  strī-prekṣaṇa —by glancing at that beautiful woman;  pratisamīkṣaṇa —and by constantly being watched by Her;  vihvala-ātmā —whose mind was agitated;  na —not;  ātmānam —himself;  antike —(situated) nearby;  umām —his wife, mother Umā;  sva-gaṇān ca —and his associates;  veda —Lord Śiva could understand.
TRANSLATION
While Lord Śiva observed the beautiful woman playing with the ball, She sometimes glanced at him and slightly smiled in bashful-