Text 31] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 5595

whereas the other is unrestricted in sex life and is conducted solely by the
strong sex urge. Although very enlightened, Kasyapa, the great sage, be-
came a victim of his prostitute wife. Such is the strong force of material
energy.

TEXT 31

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sa viditvatha bharyayas
tam nirbandham vikarmani
natva distaya rahasi
tayathopavivesa hi

sah—he; viditva—understanding; atha—thereupon; bharyayah—of the
wife; tam—that; nirbandham—obstinacy; vikarmani—in the forbidden act;
natva—offering obeisances; distaya~unto worshipable fate; rahasi—in a
secluded place; taya—with her; atha—thus; upavivesga—sat on; hi—certainly.

TRANSLATION

Understanding his wife’s purpose, he was obliged to perform the
forbidden act, and thus offering his obeisances unto worshipable fate, he
lay with her in a secluded place.

PURPORT

It appears from the talks of Kasyapa with his wife that he was a wor-
shiper of Lord Siva, and although he knew that Lord Siva would not be
pleased with him for such a forbidden act, he was obliged to act by his
wife’s desire, and thus he offered his obeisances unto fate. He knew that
.the child born of such untimely sexual intercourse would certainly not be
a good child, but could not protect himself because he was too obligated
to his wife. In a similar case, however, when Thakura Haridasa was tempted
by a public prostitute at the dead of night, he avoided the allurement be-
cause of his perfection in Krsna consciousness. That is the difference
between a Krsna conscious person and others. Kasyapa Muni was greatly
learned and enlightened, and he knew all the rules and regulations of
systematic life, yet he failed to protect himself from the attack of sex
desire. Thakura Haridasa was not born of a brahmana family, nor was he
himself brahmana, yet he could protect himself from such an attack due to
his being Krsna conscious. ‘Thakura Haridasa used to chant the holy name

of the Lord 300,000 times daily.
