Text 31] Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 187

vanakufjara-sanghysta-
haricandana-vayuna

adhi punyajana-strinam
muhur unmathayan manah

vana-kufijara—by wild elephants; sanghrsta—rubbed against; hari-candana
—the sandalwood trees; vayund—by the breeze; adhi—further; punyajana-
strindm—of the wives of the Yaksas; muhuh—again and again; unmathayat
—agitating; manah—the minds.

TRANSLATION

All these atmospheric influences unsettled the forest elephants who
flocked together in the sandalwood forest, and the blowing wind agitated
the minds of the damsels there for further sex enjoyment.

PURPORT

Whenever there is a nice atmosphere in the material world, immediately
there is an awakening of the sexual appetite in the minds of materialistic
persons. This tendency is present everywhere within this material world,
not only on this earth but in higher planetary systems as well. In complete
contrast to the influence of this atmosphere on the minds of the living
entities within the material world is the description of the spiritual world.
The women there are hundreds and thousands of times more beautiful
than the women here in this material world, and the spiritual atmosphere
is also many times better. Yet despite the pleasant atmosphere, the minds
of the denizens do not become agitated because in the spiritual world, the
Vaikuntha planets, the spiritualistic minds of the inhabitants are so much
absorbed in the spiritual vibration of chanting the glories of the Lord
that such enjoyment could not be surpassed by any other enjoyment, even
sex, which is the culmination of all pleasure in the material world. In other
words, in the Vaikuntha world, in spite of its better atmosphere and
facilities, there is no impetus for sex life. As stated in Bhagavad-gita
(Bg. 2.59), param drstva nivartate: the inhabitants are so spiritually
enlightened that in the presence of such spirituality sex life is insignificant.

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