Text 32] The Characteristics of King Purafijana 1173

material nature. When thus attracted by the beauty of the material energy,
one becomes very eager to enjoy. This is elaborately described in this
instance of Purafijana’s becoming attracted by the beautiful woman. In
conditional life the living entity is attracted by a face, eyebrows, or eyes,
a voice or anything. In short, everything becomes attractive. When a man
or a woman is attracted by the opposite sex, it doesn’t matter whether
the opposite sex is beautiful or not. The lover sees everything beautiful in
the face of the beloved and thus becomes attracted. This attraction causes
the living entity to fall down in this material world. This is described in
Bhagavad-gita:

iccha-dvesa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bharata

sarva-bhiitdni sarnmoham
sarge yanti parantapa

“OQ scion of Bharata [Arjuna], O conquerer of the foe, all living entities
are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of desire and hate.”
(Bg. 7.27)

This condition of life is called avidya. Opposed to this avidyd is real
knowledge. Sri [sopanisad distinguishes between vidya and avidyd, knowl-
edge and ignorance. By avidyd (ignorance) one becomes conditioned, and
by vidya (knowledge) one becomes liberated. Purarijana admits herein that
he is attracted by avidyad. Now he wishes to see the complete feature of
avidya and so requests the girl to raise her head so that he can see her face
to face. He thus wishes to see the various features that make avidya
attractive.

TEXT 32

WA SUF
mi ged amt araaraqizad |
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ndrada uvaca
ittham purafjanam nart
yacamanam adhiravat
abhyanandata tam viram
hasanti vira mohita
