480 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 12

Candra and Varuna are manifested. His transcendental value is not to be
minimized, even though he exhibited a tendency to enjoy his own daughter.
There is a purpose for the exhibition of such a tendency by Brahma, and
he is not to be condemned like an ordinary living entity.

TEXT 49

AMSUANT A AMT AAT TT ULI

tato’ param upadaya
sa sargaya mano dadhe

tatah—thereafter; aparam—another; upadaya—having accepted; sah—he;
sargaya—in the matter of creation; manah—mind; dadhe—gave attention.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter Brahma accepted another body in which sex life was not
forbidden, and thus he engaged himself in the matter of further creation.

PURPORT

In his former body, which was transcendental, affection for sex life was
forbidden, and Brahma therefore had to accept another body to allow
himself to be connected with sex. He thus engaged himself in the matter of
creation. His former body transformed into fog, as previously described.

TEXT 50

atin’ afcitatats aafary |
Mea ITAA aheeaaTA BT Holl
rsinam bhuriviryanam
api sargam avistrtam
jitdtua tad dhrdaye bhiiyas
cintayamasa kaurava

rsindm—of the great sages; bhiiri-viryanam—with great potential power; api
in spite of; sargam—the creation; avistrlam—not extended; jidtva—know-
