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Chapter 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening

Verse 33 of 50
SB 3.14.33

दितिस्तु व्रीडिता तेन कर्मावद्येन भारत उपसंगम्य विप्रर्षिमधोमुख्यभ्यभाषत

ditis tu vrīḍitā tena karmāvadyena bhārata upasaṅgamya viprarṣim adhomukhy abhyabhāṣata

Synonyms

ditiḥDiti, the wife of Kaśyapa; tubut; vrīḍitāashamed; tenaby that; karmaact; avadyenafaulty; bhārataO son of the Bharata family; upasaṅgamyagoing nearer to; viprarṣimthe brāhmaṇa sage; adhomukhīwith her face lowered; abhyabhāṣatapolitely said..

Translation

O son of the Bharata family, Diti, after this, went nearer to her husband, her face lowered because of her faulty action. She spoke as follows:

Purport

When one is ashamed of an abominable action, one naturally becomes down-faced. Diti came to her senses after the abominable sexual intercourse with her husband. Such sexual intercourse is condemned as prostitution. In other words, sex life with one's wife is equal to prostitution if the regulations are not properly followed.

Verse 33 of 50
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