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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 18]
PURPORT
Although Kaśyapa Muni was eager to fulfill the desire of his wife Diti, when he heard that she wanted a son to kill Indra his jubilation was immediately reduced to nothing because he was averse to the idea.
TEXT 39
अहो अर्थेन्द्रियारामो योषिन्मय्येह मायया । गृहीतचेताः कृपणः पतिष्ये नरके ध्रुवम् ॥३९॥
aho arthendriyārāmo yoṣin-mayyeha māyayā gṛhīta-cetāḥ kṛpaṇaḥ patiṣye narake dhruvam
aho—alas; artha-indriya-ārāmaḥ—too attached to material enjoyment; yoṣit-mayyā—in the form of a woman; iha—here; māyayā—by the illusory energy; gṛhīta-cetāḥ—my mind being captivated; kṛpaṇaḥ—wretched; patiṣye—I shall fall; narake—to hell; dhruvam—surely.
TRANSLATION
Kaśyapa Muni thought: Alas, I have now become too attached to material enjoyment. Taking advantage of this, my mind has been attracted by the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a woman [my wife]. Therefore I am surely a wretched person who will glide down toward hell.
TEXT 40
कोऽतिक्रमोऽनुवर्तन्त्याः स्वभावमिह योषितः । धिङ् मां वताबुधं स्वार्थे यदहं त्वजितेन्द्रियः ॥४०॥
ko 'tikramo 'nuvartantyāḥ svabhāvam iha yoṣitaḥ dhiṅ māṁ batābudhaṁ svārthe yad ahaṁ tv ajitendriyaḥ