672 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma continued: Those two principal doorkeepers of the Person-
ality of Godhead have now entered the womb of Diti, the powerful semina
of Kagyapa Muni having covered them.

PURPORT

Here is clear proof of how a living entity coming originally from
Vaikunthaloka is encaged in material elements. The living entity takes
shelter within the semina of a father, which is injected within the womb of
a mother, and with the help of the mother’s emulsified ovum the living
entity grows a particular type of body. In this connection it is to be re-
membered that the mind of Kasyapa Muni was not in order when he con-
ceived the two sons, Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu. ‘Therefore the semina
he discharged was simultaneously extremely powerful and mixed with the
quality of anger. It is to be concluded that while conceiving a child one’s
mind must be very sober and devotional. For this purpose the Garbhadhana-
samskdara is recommended in the Vedic scriptures. If the mind of the father
is not sober, the semina discharged will not be very good. Thus the living
entity, wrapped in the matter produced from the father and mother, will
be demoniac like Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu. The conditions of con-
ception are to be carefully studied. This is a very great science.

TEXT 36
aaa «arat wamfe a: |
aifad aa wate anatafetacafa 13801

tayor asurayor adya
tejasa yamayor hi vah
aksiptam teja etarhi
bhagavams tad vidhitsati

tayoh—of them; asurayoh—of the two asuras; adya—today; tejasa—by
the prowess; yamayoh—of the twins; hi—certainly; vah—of all you demi-
gods; aksiptam—agitated; tejah—power; etarhi—thus certainly; bhagavan—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat—that; vidhitsati—desires to do.

TRANSLATION

It is the prowess of these twin asuras [demons] that has disturbed you,
for it has minimized your power. There is no remedy within my power,
however, for it is the Lord Himself who desires to do all this.
