Text 41] The Birth of Lord Krsna 259
TEXT 40
TA APY gat wera at AAT BAT |
baa e ° han
TP ATAAAAT TA ATTA lve
gate mayi yuvarh labdhva
varam mat-sadrsam sutam
gramyan bhogan abhunjatham
yuvam praépta-manorathau
gate mayi—after My departure; yuvdm—both of you (husband and
wife); labdhvaé—after receiving; varam—the benediction of (having a
son); mat-sadrsam—exactly like Me; sutam—a son; gradmydan bhogan—
engagement in sex; abhunjatham—enjoyed; yuvdm—both of you;
prapta—having been achieved; manorathau—the desired result of your
aspirations.
TRANSLATION
After you received that benediction and I disappeared, you
engaged yourselves in sex to have a son like Me, and I fulfilled
your desire.
PURPORT
According to the Sanskrit dictionary Amara-koSa, sex life is also called
gradmya-dharma, material desire, but in spiritual life this gramya-
dharma, the material desire for sex, is not very much appreciated. If one
has a tinge of attachment for the material enjoyments of eating, sleeping,
mating and defending, one is not niskificana. But one really should be
niskificana. Therefore, one should be free from the desire to beget a
child like Krsna by sexual enjoyment. This is indirectly hinted at in this
verse.
TEXT 41
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HEAT BIH arated: aay |
ae ait arent oft eA aa: eel
