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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.30
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- maitreya uvāca
- saivaṁ saṁvidite bhartrā
- manmathonmathitendriyā
- jagrāha vāso brahmarṣer
- vṛṣalīva gata-trapā
maitreyaḥMaitreya said uvācaMaitreya said — Maitreya said; sāshe — she; evamthus — thus; saṁviditein spite of being informed — in spite of being informed; bhartrāby her husband — by her husband; manmathaby Cupid — by Cupid; unmathitabeing pressed — being pressed; indriyāsenses — senses; jagrāhacaught hold of — caught hold of; vāsaḥclothing — clothing; brahmaof the great brāhmaṇa —sage-ṛṣeḥof the great brāhmaṇa —sage — of the great brāhmaṇa—sage; vṛṣalīpublic prostitute — public prostitute; ivalike — like; gatawithout shame-trapāwithout shame — without shame.
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.
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.