938 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 23

TRANSLATION

After coming back to his hermitage, he divided himself into nine person-
alities just to give pleasure to Devahiti, the daughter of Manu, who was
eager for sex life. In that way he enjoyed with her for many, many years,
which passed just like a moment.

PURPORT

Here the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu, Devahiuti, is described as
suratotsuka. After traveling with her husband all over the universe, in
Mount Meru and the beautiful gardens of the heavenly kingdoms, she
naturally became sexually stimulated, and in order to satisfy her sexual
desire, Kardama Muni expanded himself into nine forms. Instead of one,
he became nine, and nine persons had sexual intercourse with Devahuti
for many, many years. It is understood that the sexual appetite of a
woman is nine times greater than that of a man. That is clearly indicated
here. Otherwise, Kardama Muni would have had no reason to expand
himself into nine. Here is another example of yogic power. As the Supreme
Personality of Godhead can expand Himself in millions of forms, so a yogi
can also expand up to nine forms, but not more than that. Another
example is that of Saubhari Muni; he also expanded himself into eight
forms. But however powerful a yogi may be, he cannot expand himself
into more than eight or nine forms. The Supreme Personality of God-
head, however, can expand Himself into millions of forms, ananta-rupa—
innumerable, countless forms—as stated in the Brahma-samhita. No one
can compare to the Supreme Personality of Godhead by any conceivable
energetic manifestation of power.

TEXT 45

ater Fara SHUT Ae at cera IAT |
aq aged fas Tenteaa aT U4

tasmin vimana utkyrstam
Sayyam rati-karim srita

na cabudhyata tam kalam
patyapicyena sangata

tasmin—in that; vimane—airplane; utkystam—excellent; sayyam—a bed;
rati-karim—increasing sexual desires; srita~situated on; na—not; ca—and;
