Text 18] The Dynasty of Paru 99

ent in sexual desires that are not contrary to religious principles. The
word vidhind means, “‘according to religious principles.” The association
of men and women according to religious principles is allowed in the
Vedic culture. In our Krsna consciousness movement we allow marriage
on the basis of religious principles, but the sexual combination of men
and women as friends is irreligious and is not allowed.

TEXT 17
amet asian dar |
ATA A Ma: Hara A ITT 120

amogha-viryo rdjarsir
mahisyam viryam addadhe

Svo-bhiite sva-puram yatah
kdlendsiita sa sutam

amogha- viryah—a person who discharges semen without being
baffled, or, in other words, who must beget a child; raja-rsih—the
saintly King Dusmanta; mahisyam—into the Queen, Sakuntala (after
her marriage, Sakuntala became the Queen); viryam—semen; ddadhe—
placed; svah-bhiite—in the morning; sva-puram—to his own place;
yatah—returned; kalena—in due course of time; asiita—gave birth;
sé—she (Sakuntala); sutam—to a son.

TRANSLATION

King Dusmanta, who never discharged semen without a result,
placed his semen at night in the womb of his Queen, Sakuntala,
and in the morning he returned to his palace. Thereafter, in due
course of time, Sakuntala gave birth to a son.

TEXT 18

HA: FANT Ta Ah Agha: fea: |
TTA DFAT MST MA MSH: WII
