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Chapter 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening

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SB 3.14.30

मैत्रेय उवाच सैवं संविदिते भर्त्रा मन्मथोन्मथितेन्द्रिया जग्राह वासो ब्रह्मर्षेर्वृषलीव गतत्रपा

maitreya uvāca saivaṁ saṁvidite bhartrā manmathonmathitendriyā jagrāha vāso brahmarṣer vṛṣalīva gata-trapā

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvācaMaitreya said; she; evamthus; saṁviditein spite of being informed; bhartrāby her husband; manmathaby Cupid; unmathitabeing pressed; indriyāsenses; jagrāhacaught hold of; vāsaḥclothing; brahmaṛṣeḥof the great brāhmaṇa sage; vṛṣalīpublic prostitute; ivalike; gata-trapāwithout shame..

Translation

Maitreya said: Diti was thus informed by her husband, but she was pressed by Cupid for sex satisfaction. She caught hold of the clothing of the great brāhmaṇa sage, just like a shameless public prostitute.

Purport

The difference between a married wife and a public prostitute is that one is restrained in sex life by the rules and regulations of the scriptures, whereas the other is unrestricted in sex life and is conducted solely by the strong sex urge. Although very enlightened, Kaśyapa, the great sage, became a victim of his prostitute wife. Such is the strong force of material energy.

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