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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 23 of 53
SB 3.20.23

देवो ऽदेवाञ्जघनतः सृजति स्मातिलोलुपान् त एनं लोलुपतया मैथुनायाभिपेदिरे

devo 'devāñ jaghanataḥ sṛjati smātilolupān ta enaṁ lolupatayā maithunāyābhipedire

Synonyms

devaḥLord Brahmā; adevāndemons; jaghanataḥfrom his backside; sṛjati smagave birth; atilolupānexcessively fond of sex; tethey; enamLord Brahmā; lolupatayāwith lust; maithunāyafor copulation; abhipedireapproached..

Translation

Lord Brahmā then gave birth to the demons from the backside of his body, and they were very fond of sex. Because they were too lustful, they approached him for copulation.

Purport

Sex life is the background of material existence. Here also it is repeated that demons are very fond of sex life. The more one is free from the desires for sex, the more he is promoted to the level of the demigods; the more one is inclined to enjoy sex, the more he is degraded to the level of demoniac life.

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