Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.14.30

maitreya uvāca

saivaḿ saḿvidite bhartrā

manmathonmathitendriyā

jagrāha vāso brahmarṣer

vṛṣalīva gata-trapā

SYNONYMS

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; sā — she; evam — thus; saḿvidite — in spite of being informed; bhartrā — by her husband; manmatha — by Cupid; unmathita — being pressed; indriyā — senses; jagrāha — caught hold of; vāsaḥ — clothing; brahma-ṛṣeḥ — of the great brāhmaṇa-sage; vṛṣalī — public prostitute; iva — like; gata-trapā — without shame.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya said: Diti was thus informed by her husband, but she was pressed by Cupid for sexual satisfaction. She caught hold of the clothing of the great brāhmaṇa sage, just like a shameless public prostitute.

PURPORT

The difference between a married wife and a public prostitute is that one is restrained in sex life by the rules and regulations of the scriptures, whereas the other is unrestricted in sex life and is conducted solely by the strong sex urge. Although very enlightened, Kaśyapa, the great sage, became a victim of his prostitute wife. Such is the strong force of material energy.

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