1164 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 25

snigdhendpanga-punkhena
sprstah premodbhramad-bhruva

tam—unto her; aha—addressed; lalitam—very gently; virah—the hero;
sa-vrida—with shyness; smita—smiling; sobhandm—very _ beautiful;
snigdhena—by sex desire; apdnga-punkhena—by the arrow of glancing;
sprstah—thus pierced; prema-udbhramat—exciting love; bhruva—by the
eyebrows.
TRANSLATION

Puranijana, the hero, became attracted by the eyebrows and smiling face
of the very beautiful girl and was immediately pierced by the arrows of her
lusty desires. When she smiled shyly, she looked very beautiful to Puranijana,
who, although a hero, could not refrain from addressing her.

PURPORT

Every living entity is a hero in two ways. When he is a victim of the
illusory energy, he works as a great hero in the material world, as a great
leader, politician, businessman, industrialist, etc., and his heroic activities
contribute to the material advancement of civilization. One can also be-
come ahero by being master of the senses, a gosvami. Material activities are
false heroic activities, whereas restraining the senses from material engage-
ment is great heroism. However great a hero one may be in the material
world, he can be immediately conquered by the lumps of flesh and blood
known as the breasts of women. In the history of material activities there
are many examples, like the Roman hero Antony, who became captivated
by the beauty of Cleopatra. Similarly, a great hero in India named Bajirao
became a victim of a woman during the time of Maharastrian politics, and
he was defeated. From his story we understand that formerly politi-
cians used to employ beautiful girls who were trained as visa-kanya. These
girls had poison injected into their bodies from the beginning of their lives
so that in due course of time they would become so immune to the poison
and so poisonous themselves that simply by kissing a person they could
kill him. Thus these poisonous girls were engaged to see an enemy and kill
him with a kiss. Thus there are many instances in human history of heros
who have been curbed simply by women. Being part and parcel of Krsna,
the living entity is certainly a great hero, but due to his own weakness he
becomes attracted to the material features.

krsna-bahirmukha hana bhoga-varicha kare
nikata-stha maya tare japatiya dhare
