Shloka 53
Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power
त्वत्तोऽधस्तात्प्रजा: सर्वा मिथुनीभूय मायया । मदीयया भविष्यन्ति हरिष्यन्ति च मे बलिम् ॥ ५३ ॥
tvatto ’dhastāt prajāḥ sarvā mithunī-bhūya māyayā madīyayā bhaviṣyanti hariṣyanti ca me balim
آپ کے کئی سو اور ہزاروں بچوں کو جنم دینے کے بعد، وہ بھی میری مایا (فریب نظر) سے متاثر ہوں گے اور آپ کی طرح جنسی تعلقات میں مشغول ہوں گے۔ لیکن آپ اور ان پر میری رحمت کی وجہ سے، وہ بھی عقیدت میں مجھے نذرانے پیش کرنے کے قابل ہوں گے۔
FAQs
This verse explains that by the Lord’s own māyā, living beings become absorbed in mithunī-bhāva (male–female union), which keeps them engaged in worldly propagation rather than pure devotion.
In the context of Canto 6, Chapter 4, the teaching emphasizes how material desire redirects a person’s attention and resources away from worship of the Supreme and toward worldly aims, causing devotion and sacrifice to be neglected or misused.
Recognize how unchecked sensual obsession can dominate priorities; consciously protect time, energy, and resources for sādhana (hearing, chanting, worship) so that devotion is not “taken away” by distraction.