772 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 20
their identity as soul. Almost everyone is thinking that he is this body; he
has no information of the spirit soul. Guided by this misconception, one
always thinks, “This is my body, and anything in relationship with this
body is mine.” For such misguided living entities, sex life is the background
of material existence. Actually, the conditioned souls, in ignorance in this
material world, are simply guided by sex life, and as soon as they get the
opportunity for sex life, they become attached to so-called home, mother-
land, children, wealth and opulence. As these attachments increase, so
moha, or the illusion of the bodily concept of life, also increases. Thus
the idea that “I am this body, and everything belonging to this body is
mine” also increases, and as the whole world is put into moha, sectarian
socicties, families and nationalities are created, and they fight with one
another. Mahamoha means to be mad after material enjoyment. Especially
in this age of Kali, everyone is overwhelmed by the madness to accumulate
paraphernalia for material enjoyment. These definitions are very nicely
given in Visnu Purana, wherein it is said:
tamo ‘viveko mohah syad antah-karana-vibhramah
maha-mohas tu vijiieyo gramya-bhoga-sukhaisana
maranam hy andha-tamisram tamisram krodha ucyate
avidya paiica-parvaisa pradurbhuta mahatmanah
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ATE UT TIAA RAT 183
visasarjatmanah kayam
nabhinandams tamomayam
Jagrhur yaksa-raksamsi
ratrim ksut-trt-samudbhavam
visasarja—threw off; dtmanah—his own; ka@yam—body; na—not;
abhinandan—being pleased; tamas-mayam—made of ignorance; jagrhuh—
took possession; yaksa-raksamsi—the Yaksas and Raksgasas; ratrim—night;
ksudh—hunger; trs—thirst; samudbhavam—the source.
TRANSLATION
Out of disgust, Brahma threw off the body of ignorance, and taking
this opportunity, Yakgas and Raksasas sprang for possession of the body,
