1352 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 31

to her in the form of a deer; sah—he; anvadhavat—ran; rksa-riépi—in the
form of a stag; hata—bereft of; trapah—shame.

TRANSLATION

At the sight of his own daughter, Brahma was bewildered by her charms
and shamelessly ran up to her in the form of a stag when she took the
form of a hind.

PURPORT

Lord Brahma’s being captivated by the charms of his daughter and Lord
Siva’s being captivated by the Mohini form of the Lord are specific
instances which instruct us that even great demigods like Brahma and
Lord Siva, what to speak of the ordinary conditioned soul, are captivated
by the beauty of woman. Therefore, everyone is advised that one should
not freely mix even with one’s daughter, or with his mother, or with his
sister, because the senses are so strong that when one becomes infatuated,
the senses do not consider the relationship of daughter, mother or sister.
It is best, therefore, to practice controlling the senses by performing
bhakti-yoga, engaging in the service of Madana-mohana. Lord Krsna’s
name is Madana-mohana, for He can subdue the god Cupid, or lust. Only
by engaging in the service of Madana-mohana can one curb the dictates of
Madana, Cupid. Otherwise, attempts to control the senses will fail.

TEXT 37

reaeIeaey at attend: ga |
sate ara aA APTAT 13011

tat-srsta-srsta-srstesu
ko nv akhandita-dhih puman
rsim narayanam ste
yosin-mayyeha mayaya

tat—by Brahma; srsta-srsta-srstesu—amongst all living entities begotten;
kah—who; nu—indeed; akhandita—not distracted; dhih—his intelligence;
puman—male; rsim—the sage; narayanam—Narayana; rte—except; yosit-
may ya—in the form of a woman; iha—here; mayaya—by maya.
