88 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 2
PURPORT

How a beautiful woman’s movements and gestures, her hair and the
structure of her breasts, hips and other bodily features attract the minds
not only of men but of demigods also is very finely described in this
statement. The words divija and manuja specifically emphasize that the
attraction of feminine gestures is powerful everywhere within this
material world, both on this planet and in the higher planetary systems.
It is said that the standard of living in the higher planetary systems is
thousands and thousands of times higher than the standard of living on
this planet. Therefore the beautiful bodily features of the women there
are also thousands and thousands of times more attractive than the
features of the women on earth. The creator has constructed women in
such a way that their beautiful voices and movements and the beautiful
features of their hips, their breasts, and the other parts of their bodies
attract the members of the opposite sex, both on earth and on other
planets, and awaken their lusty desires. When one is controlled by Cupid
or the beauty of women, he becomes stunned like matter such as stone.
Captivated by the material movements of women, he wants to remain in
this material world. Thus one’s promotion to the spiritual world is
checked simply by seeing the beautiful bodily structure and movements
of women. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has therefore warned all devotees to
beware of the attraction of beautiful women and materialistic civiliza-
tion. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu even refused to see Prataparudra
Maharaja because he was a very opulent person in the material world.
Lord Caitanya said in this connection, niskificanasya bhagavad-bha-
Janonmukhasya: those who are engaged in the devotional service of the
Lord because they are very serious about going back home, back to
Godhead, should be very careful to avoid seeing the beautiful gestures of
women and should also avoid seeing persons who are very rich.

niskincanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya
param param jigamisor bhava-sdgarasya
sandarsanam visayinam atha yositam ca
ha hanta hanta visa-bhaksanato ‘py asddhu

‘‘Alas, for a person who is seriously desiring to cross the material ocean
and engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord without
