Text 24] Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura 775

PURPORT

Demons were born from the creation of night, and the demigods were
born from the creation of day. In other words, demons like the Yakgas
and Raksasas are born of the quality of ignorance, and demigods are born
of the quality of goodness.

TEXT 23
waiseaaIaT: Baka TMfAsIeIey |
qa Ud Bee Agape 23

devo ‘devaii jaghanatah
srjati smatilolupan

ta enam lolupataya
maithunayabhipedire

devah—Lord Brahma; adevan—demons; jaghanatah—from his backside;
srjati sma—gave birth; atilolupan—excessively fond of sex; te—they; enam—
Lord Brahma; lolupataya—with lust; maithun@ya—for copulation; abhipe-
dire—approached.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma then gave birth to the demons from the backside of his
body, and they were very fond of sex. Because they were too lustful,
they approached him for copulation.

PURPORT

Sex life is the background of material existence. Here also it is repeated
that demons are very fond of sex life. The more one is free from the desires
for sex, the more he is promoted to the level of the demigods; the
more one is inclined to enjoy sex, the more he is degraded to the level of
demoniac life.

TEXT 24
ait ql a aaa: |
RAIMA FSt ATA: TATAT UV!

tato hasan sa bhagavan
asurair nirapatrapaih
