Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.47.34

yat tv ahaḿ bhavatīnāḿ vai

dūre varte priyo dṛśām

manasaḥ sannikarṣārthaḿ

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

Sometimes that which is close to our eyes is far from our heart and mind, and conversely absence makes the heart grow fonder. Although apparently going far away from the gopīs, Lord Kṛṣṇa was bringing them closer to Him on the spiritual platform.

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