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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.12
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- udyatasya hi kāmasya
- prativādo na śasyate
- api nirmukta-saṅgasya
- kāma-raktasya kiṁ punaḥ
udyatasyawhich has come of itself — which has come of itself; hiin fact — in fact; kāmasyaof material desire — of material desire; prativādaḥthe denial — the denial; nanot — not; śasyateto be praised — to be praised; apieven — even; nirmuktaof one who is free — of one who is free; saṅgasyafrom attachment — from attachment; kāmato sensual pleasures — to sensual pleasures; raktasyaof one addicted — of one addicted; kimhow much less punaḥhow much less — how much less.
To deny an offering that has come of itself is not commendable even for one absolutely free from all attachment, much less one addicted to sensual pleasure.
In material life everyone is desirous of sense gratification; therefore, a person who gets an object of sense gratification without endeavor should not refuse to accept it. Kardama Muni was not meant for sense gratification, yet he aspired to marry and prayed to the Lord for a suitable wife. This was known to Svāyambhuva Manu. He indirectly convinced Kardama Muni: "You desire a suitable wife like my daughter, and she is now present before you. You should not reject the fulfillment of your prayer; you should accept my daughter."