Text 7]
The Lord's Pastimes Out of Vṛndāvana
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PURPORT
It is said in other  Purāṇas  that Narakāsura was the son of Dharitrī, the earth, by the Lord Himself. But he became a demon due to the bad association of Bāṇa, another demon. An atheist is called a demon, and it is a fact that even a person born of good parents can turn into a demon by bad association. Birth is not always the criterion of goodness; unless and until one is trained in the culture of good association, one cannot become good.
TEXT 7
तत्राह्तास्ता नरदेवकन्याः 
  कुजेन दृष्ट्वा हरिमार्तवन्धुम् । 
  उत्थाय सद्यो जगृहुः प्रहर्ष- 
  त्रीडानुरागप्रहितावलोकैः ॥ ७ ॥
tatrāhṛtās tā nara-deva-kanyāḥ 
  kujena dṛṣṭvā harim ārta-bandhum 
  utthāya sadyo jagṛhuḥ praharṣa- 
  vrīḍānurāga-prahitāvalokaiḥ
tatra—inside the house of Narakāsura; āhṛtāḥ—kidnapped; tāḥ—all those; nara-deva-kanyāḥ—daughters of many kings; kujena—by the demon; dṛṣṭvā—by seeing; harim—the Lord; ārta-bandhum—the friend of the distressed; utthāya—at once got up; sadyaḥ—then and there; jagṛhuḥ—accepted; praharṣa—joyfully; vrīḍa—shyness; anurāga—attachment; prahita-avalokaiḥ—by eager glancing.
TRANSLATION
There in the house of the demon, all the princesses kidnapped by Narakāsura at once became alert upon seeing the Lord, the friend of the distressed. They looked upon Him with eagerness, joy and shyness and offered to be His wives.
PURPORT
Narakāsura kidnapped many daughters of great kings and kept them imprisoned in his palace. But when he was killed by the Lord and the Lord