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Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of Purañjana
1275
TEXT 21
कदाचिदटमाना सा ब्रह्मलोकान्महीं गतम् । वत्रे बृहद्धतं मां तु जानती काममोहिता ॥२१॥
kadācid aṭamānā sā brahma-lokān mahīm gatam vavre brhad-vratam mām tu jānatī kāma-mohitā
kadācit—once upon a time; aṭamānā—traveling; sā—she; brahma-lokāt—from the Brahmaloka, the highest planet; mahīm—on the earth; gatam—having come; vavre—she proposed; brhat-vratam—avowed brahmacārī; mām—unto me; tu—then; jānatī—knowing; kāma-mohitā—being illusioned by lust.
TRANSLATION
When I once came to this earth from Brahmaloka, the highest planetary system, the daughter of Time, wandering over the universe, met me. Knowing me to be an avowed brahmacārī, she became lusty and proposed that I accept her.
PURPORT
The great sage Nārada Muni was a  naiṣṭhika-brahmacārī —that is, he never had sex life. He was consequently an ever-green youth. Old age,  jarā , could not attack him. The invalidity of old age can overcome an ordinary man, but Nārada Muni was different. Taking Nārada Muni to be an ordinary man, the daughter of Time confronted him with her lusty desire. It requires great strength to resist a woman's attraction. It is difficult for old men, and what to speak of young. Those who live as  brahmacārī s must follow in the footsteps of the great sage Nārada Muni, who never accepted the proposals of  jarā . Those who are too much sexually addicted become victims of  jarā , and very soon their life span is shortened. Without utilizing the human form of life for  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness the victims of  jarā  die very soon in this world.
TEXT 22
मयि संरम्य विपुलमदाच्छापं सुदुःसहम् । स्थातुमर्हसि नैकत्र मद्याञ्जाविमुखो मुने ॥२२॥