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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.36
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 36
- prajāpatiḥ svāṁ duhitaraṁ
- dṛṣṭvā tad-rūpa-dharṣitaḥ
- rohid-bhūtāṁ so 'nvadhāvad
- ṛkṣa-rūpī hata-trapaḥ
prajāLord Brahmā-patiḥLord Brahmā — Lord Brahmā; svāmhis own — his own; duhitaramdaughter — daughter; dṛṣṭvāhaving seen — having seen; tatby her charms-rūpaby her charms — by her charms; dharṣitaḥbewildered — bewildered; rohitto her in the form of a deer-bhūtāmto her in the form of a deer — to her in the form of a deer; saḥhe — he; anvadhāvatran — ran; ṛkṣain the form of a stag-rūpīin the form of a stag — in the form of a stag; hatabereft of — bereft of; trapaḥshame — shame.
At the sight of his own daughter, Brahmā was bewildered by her charms and shamelessly ran up to her in the form of a stag when she took the form of a hind.
Lord Brahmā's being captivated by the charms of his daughter and Lord Śiva's being captivated by the Mohinī form of the Lord are specific instances which instruct us that even great demigods like Brahmā and Lord Śiva, what to speak of the ordinary conditioned soul, are captivated by the beauty of woman. Therefore, everyone is advised that one should not freely mix even with one's daughter or with one's mother or with one's sister, because the senses are so strong that when one becomes infatuated, the senses do not consider the relationship of daughter, mother or sister. It is best, therefore, to practice controlling the senses by performing bhakti-yoga, engaging in the service of Madana-mohana. Lord Kṛṣṇa's name is Madana-mohana, for He can subdue the god Cupid, or lust. Only by engaging in the service of Madana-mohana can one curb the dictates of Madana, Cupid. Otherwise, attempts to control the senses will fail.