Text 7] The Lord’s Pastimes Out of Vrndavana 97

PURPORT

It is said in other Puranas that Narakasura was the son of Dharitri, the
earth, by the Lord Himself. But he became a demon due to the bad
association of Bana, 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
TATA AATHT:
eq =H oc

TUM Aa ATE: wel
i :
ATRUTAAATATTS: liiotl
tatrahrtas ta nara-deva-kanyah
kujena drstva harim arta-bandhum
utthaya sadyo jagrhuh praharsa-
vridanuraga-prahitavalokaih

tatra—inside the house of Narakasura; ahrtah—kidnapped; tah—all those;
nara-deva-kanyah—daughters of many kings; kujena—by the demon;
drstva—by seeing; harim—the Lord; arta-bandhum—the friend of the
distressed; utthaya—at once got up; sadyah—then and there; jagrhuh—
accepted; praharsa—joyfully ; vrida—shyness; anuraga—attachment; prahita-
avalokath—by eager glancing.

TRANSLATION

There in the house of the demon, all the princesses kidnapped by
Narakasura 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

Narakasura kidnapped many daughters of great kings and kept them
imprisoned in his palace. But when he was killed by the Lord and the Lord
