1386 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 29

TEXT 14
WAU ARATPATTAT Tf TA: |
STN FAR: Thea Heahae Ta 12H!

dsuri medhram arvaég-dvar
vyavdyo grdminam ratih

upastho durmadah prokto
nirrtir guda ucyate

dsuri—called Asuri; medhram-the genital; arvak—of the fools and rascals;
dvah—gate; vyavdyah—performing sexual affairs; gramindm—of common
men; ratih—attraction; upasthah—the faculty of procreation; durmadah—
Durmada; proktah—is called; nirrtih—Nirrti; gudah—rectum; ucyate—
is called.

TRANSLATION

The city called Gramaka, which is approached through the lower gate
of Asuri [the genital], is meant for sex, which is very pleasing to common
men who are simply fools and rascals. The faculty of procreation is called
Durmada, and the rectum is called Nirrti.

PURPORT

When the world becomes degraded, civilization becomes demoniac, and
for the common man the rectum and the genital are taken very seriously
as the centers of all activity. Even in such a sacred place as Vrndavana,
India, unintelligent men pass off this rectal and genital business as spiritual
activity. Such people are called sahajiya. According to their philosophy,
through sexual indulgence one can elevate oneself to the spiritual plat-
form. From these verses of Srimad-Bhdgavatam, however, we understand
that the desires for sexual satisfaction are meant for the arvak, the lowest
among men. To rectify these rascals and fools is very difficult. After all,
the sex desires of the common man are condemned in these verses. The
word durmada means “‘wrongly directed,’ and nirrti means “sinful
activity.” Although this clearly indicates that sex indulgence is abominable
and misdirected even from the ordinary point of view, the sahajiyds
nonetheless pass themselves off as devotees conducting spiritual activities.
For this reason, Vrndavana is no longer visited by intelligent men. Some-
times we are often asked why we have made our center in Vrndavana.
