Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 32
Nārada Instructs Prācīnabarhiṣat: The Purañjana Narrative Begins
City of Nine Gates
नारद उवाच इत्थं पुरञ्जनं नारी याचमानमधीरवत् । अभ्यनन्दत तं वीरं हसन्ती वीर मोहिता ॥ ३२ ॥
nārada uvāca itthaṁ purañjanaṁ nārī yācamānam adhīravat abhyanandata taṁ vīraṁ hasantī vīra mohitā
那罗陀继续说：大王啊，普兰阇那就这样焦躁地向那少女恳求。那少女也被他的言辞所吸引，含笑应允了这位勇士的请求；此时她确已为国王所迷。
By this incident we can understand that when a man is aggressive and begins to woo a woman, the woman becomes attracted to the man. This process is described in the Bhāgavatam (5.5.8) as puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etam. This attraction is enacted on the platform of sexual life. Thus the sex impulse is the platform of material engagement. This conditional life, the platform of material sense enjoyment, is the cause of forgetfulness of spiritual life. In this way a living entity’s original Kṛṣṇa consciousness becomes covered or converted into material consciousness. Thus one engages in the business of sense gratification.
FAQs
This verse shows how material attraction works: the conditioned soul (Purañjana) becomes emotionally dependent and begs for union, while material nature (the woman) readily consents—illustrating how attachment strengthens bondage.
To highlight the loss of inner control caused by desire—when the mind is captivated by sense enjoyment, a person abandons dignity and discrimination, becoming driven by craving.
Notice how craving makes the mind restless and dependent; cultivate steadiness through sādhana (hearing, chanting, regulated living) so decisions are guided by dharma and devotion rather than impulse.