Text 52] The Harnsa-guhya Prayers 257

more we engage in austerities, the more we become powerful by the
grace of the Lord. Therefore Rsabhadeva advised His sons, tapo divyam
putraka yena sattvam suddhyed: “One should engage in penance and
austerity to attain the divine position of devotional service. By such ac-
tivity, one’s heart is purified.” (Bhdg. 5.5.1) In our material existence
we are impure, and therefore we cannot do anything wonderful, but if
we purify our existence by tapasya, we can do wonderful things by the
grace of the Lord. Therefore tapasya is very important, as stressed in
this verse.

TEXT 51

CM qandeay seat aATTa: |
fay AT TANT TAT TTA 14211

esd paricajanasyanga
duhita vai prajapateh

asikni nama patnitve
prajesa pratigrhyatam

esa—this; paricajanasya—of Pajicajana; anga—O My dear son;
duhita—the daughter; vai—indeed; prajapateh—another prajapati;
asikni nama—of the name Asikni; patnitve—as your wife; prajesa—O
prajapati; pratigrhyatam—let her be accepted.

TRANSLATION

O My dear son Daksa, Prajapati Paficajana has a daughter named
Asikni, whom I offer to you so that you may accept her as your
wife.

TEXT 52
frgreratrated saraaifad ga: |
fagaeqarrafioat afta aarti 31

mithuna-vyavdya-dharmas tvam
praja-sargam imam punah

mithuna-vyavaya-dharminyam
bhiiriso bhavayisyasi
