Text 23] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 547

TEXT 22

wa Bad J se HANTS |
wa at afatatea ged afte 11221

athapi kamam etam te
prajatyai karavany alam

yatha mam natirocanti
muhurtam pratipalaya

athapi—even though (it is not possible); kamam—this sex desire; etam—as
it is; te—your; prajatyai—for the sake of children; karavani—let me do;
alam—without delay; yatha—as; mam—unto me; na—may not; atirocanti—
reproach; muhiirtam—a few seconds; pratipdlaya—wait for.

TRANSLATION

Even though it is not possible to repay you, I shall satisfy your sex
desire immediately for the sake of begetting children. But you must wait
for only a few seconds so that others may not reproach me.

PURPORT

The henpecked husband may not be able to repay his wife for all the
benefits that he derives from her, but as for begetting children by fulfilling
sex desire, it is not at all difficult for any husband unless he is thoroughly
impotent. This is a very easy task for a husband under normal conditions.
In spite of Kasyapa’s being very eager, he requested her to wait for a few
seconds so that others might not reproach him. He explains his position as
follows.

TEXT 23

OMT TTA Ae TI AT |
ated Tet yall ATTA = RAI

esa ghoratama vela
ghoranam ghora-darsana

caranti yasyam bhutani
bhutesanucarani ha

esa—this time; ghoratama—most horrible; vela—pcriod; ghoranam—of
the horrible; ghora-darsana—horrible looking; caranti—move; yasyam—in
which; bhutani—ghosts; bhutesa—the lord of the ghosts; anucarani—
constant companions; ha—indeed.
