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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.30
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- naitat pūrvaiḥ kṛtaṁ tvad ye
- na kariṣyanti cāpare
- yas tvaṁ duhitaraṁ gaccher
- anigṛhyāṅgajaṁ prabhuḥ
nanever — never; etatsuch a thing — such a thing; pūrvaiḥby any other Brahmā, or yourself in any previous kalpa — by any other Brahmā, or yourself in any previous kalpa; kṛtamperformed — performed; tvatby you — by you; yethat which — that which; nanor — nor; kariṣyantiwill do — will do; caalso — also; apareanyone else — anyone else; yaḥthat which — that which; tvamyou — you; duhitaramunto the daughter — unto the daughter; gaccheḥwould do — would do; anigṛhyawithout controlling — without controlling; aṅgajamsex desire — sex desire; prabhuḥO father — O father.
O father, this performance in which you are endeavoring to complicate yourself was never attempted by any other Brahmā, nor by anyone else, nor by you in previous kalpas, nor will anyone dare to attempt it in the future. You are the supreme being in the universe, so how is it that you want to have sex with your daughter and cannot control your desire?
The post of Brahmā is the supermost post in the universe, and it appears that there are many Brahmās and many universes besides the one in which we are situated. One who fills this post must be ideal in behavior, for Brahmā sets the example for all living entities. Brahmā, the living entity who is the most pious and spiritually elevated, is entrusted with a post next to that of the Personality of Godhead.