Shloka 30
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
विलोक्यैकान्तभूतानि भूतान्यादौ प्रजापति: । स्त्रियं चक्रे स्वदेहार्धं यया पुंसां मतिर्हृता ॥ ३० ॥
vilokyaikānta-bhūtāni bhūtāny ādau prajāpatiḥ striyaṁ cakre sva-dehārdhaṁ yayā puṁsāṁ matir hṛtā
Au commencement de la création, Prajāpati Brahmā vit que tous les êtres étaient sans attache. Pour accroître la descendance, il créa la femme à partir de la moitié la plus noble du corps de l’homme, car la nature de la femme peut ravir l’esprit de l’homme.
This entire universe is going on under the spell of sexual attachment, which was created by Lord Brahmā to increase the population of the entire universe, not only in human society but also in other species. As stated by Ṛṣabhadeva in the Fifth Canto, puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etam: the entire world is going on under the spell of sexual attraction and desire between man and woman. When man and woman unite, the hard knot of this attraction becomes increasingly tight, and thus a man is implicated in the materialistic way of life. This is the illusion of the material world. This illusion acted upon Kaśyapa Muni, although he was very learned and advanced in spiritual knowledge. As stated in the Manu-saṁhitā (2.215) and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.19.17) :
FAQs
This verse states that in the beginning Prajāpati created woman from half of his own body, and that she powerfully captivates the minds of men.
Śukadeva highlights how sexual attraction can strongly seize one’s attention, illustrating a key force that binds conditioned souls to material life unless guided by dharma and devotion.
Recognize attraction as a potent energy; regulate it through dharmic conduct and redirect the mind toward bhakti—so relationships support spiritual progress rather than distraction.