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Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura
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TEXT 37
इति सायन्तनीं सन्ध्यामसुराः प्रमदायतीम् । प्रलोभयन्तीं जगृहुर्मत्वा मूढधियः स्त्रियम् ॥३७॥
iti sāyantanīm sandhyām asurāḥ pramadāyatīm pralobhayantīm jagrhur matvā mūḍha-dhiyaḥ striyam
iti —in this way;  sāyantanīm —the evening;  sandhyām —twilight;  asurāḥ —the demons;  pramadāyatīm —behaving like a wanton woman;  pralobhayantīm —alluring;  jagrhuḥ —seized;  matvā —thinking to be;  mūḍha-dhiyaḥ —unintelligent;  striyam —a woman.
TRANSLATION
The  asuras , clouded in their understanding, took the evening twilight to be a beautiful woman showing herself in her alluring form, and they seized her.
PURPORT
The  asuras  are described here as  mūḍha-dhiyaḥ , meaning that they are captivated by ignorance, just like the ass. The demons were captivated by the false glaring beauty of this material form, and thus they embraced her.
TEXT 38
प्रहस्य भावगम्भीरं जिघन्त्यात्मानमात्मना । कान्त्या ससर्ज भगवान् गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान् ॥३८॥
prahasya bhāva-gambhīram jighrantyātmānam ātmanā kāntyā sasarja bhagavān gandharvāpsarasām gaṇān
prahasya —smiling;  bhāva-gambhīram —with a deep purpose;  jighrantyā —understanding;  ātmānam —himself;  ātmanā —by himself;  kāntyā —by his loveliness;  sasarja —created;  bhagavān —the worshipful Lord Brahmā;  gan-