912 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 3, Ch, 23
TASTY AAT: THHIR
arias go: aa: AATATT 1 oll
devahiitir uvaca
raddham bata dvija-vrsaitad amogha-yoga-
mayadhipe tvayi vibho tad avaimi bhartah
yas te ‘bhyadhayi samayah sakrd anga-sarigo
bhiiyad gariyasi gunah prasavah satinam
devahiitih uvaca—Devahiti said; raddham—it has been achieved; bata—
indeed; dvija-vrsa—O best of the brahmanas; etat—this; amogha—infallible;
yoga-maya—of mystic powers; adhipe—the master; tvayi—in you; vibho—
O great one; tat—that; avaimi—I know; bhartah—O husband; yah—that
which; te—by you; abhyadhayi—was given; samayah—promise; sakrt—once;
anga-sangah—bodily union; bhiiyat—may be; gartyasi—when very glorious;
gunah—a great quality; prasavali—progeny ; satinam—of chaste women.
TRANSLATION
Sri Devahiti said: My dear husband, O best of brahmanas, I know that
you have achieved perfection and are the master of all the infallible mystic
powers because you are under the protection of yogamaya, the transcenden-
tal nature. But you once made a promise that our bodily union should now
fulfill because children are a great quality for a chaste woman who has a
glorious husband.
PURPORT
Devahiti expressed her happiness by uttering the word bata, for she
knew that her husband was in a highly elevated transcendental position
and was under the shelter of yogamaya. As stated in Bhagavad-gitda, those
who are great souls, mahatmas, are not under the control of the ma-
terial energy. The Supreme Lord has two energies, material and spiri-
tual. The living entities are marginal energy. As marginal energy, a
person may be under the control of the material energy or the spiritual en-
ergy (yogamaya). Kardama Muni was a great soul, and therefore he was un-
der the spiritual energy, which means that he was directly connected with
the Supreme Lord. The symptom of this is Krsna consciousness, constant
engagement in devotional service. This was known to Devahiiti, yet
she was anxious to have a son by bodily union with the sage. She reminded
