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	''vācam''~~—Vāk~~; ''duhitaram''~~—unto~~ the daughter; ''tanvīm''~~—born~~ of his body; ''svayambhūḥ''~~—Brahmā~~; ''haratīm''~~—attracting~~; ''manaḥ''~~—his~~ mind; ''akāmām''~~—without~~ being sexually inclined; ''cakame''~~—desired~~; ''kṣattaḥ''—O Vidura; ''sa-kāmaḥ''~~—being~~ sexually inclined; ''iti''~~—thus~~; ''naḥ''~~—we~~; ''śrutam''~~—have~~ heard.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vācam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vācam]'' — Vāk; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=duhitaram&tab=syno_o&ds=1 duhitaram]'' — unto the daughter; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tanvīm&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tanvīm]'' — born of his body; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=svayambhūḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 svayambhūḥ]'' — Brahmā; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=haratīm&tab=syno_o&ds=1 haratīm]'' — attracting; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=manaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 manaḥ]'' — his mind; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=akāmām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 akāmām]'' — without being sexually inclined; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=cakame&tab=syno_o&ds=1 cakame]'' — desired; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṣattaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kṣattaḥ]'' — O Vidura; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kāmaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kāmaḥ]'' — being sexually inclined; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 iti]'' — thus; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=naḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 naḥ]'' — we; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śrutam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śrutam]'' — have heard.
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	vācaṁ duhitaraṁ tanvīṁ~~<br>~~		:vācaṁ duhitaraṁ tanvīṁ
	svayambhūr haratīṁ manaḥ~~<br>~~		:svayambhūr haratīṁ manaḥ
	akāmāṁ cakame kṣattaḥ~~<br>~~		:akāmāṁ cakame kṣattaḥ
	sa-kāma iti naḥ śrutam~~<br>~~		:sa-kāma iti naḥ śrutam
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	~~vācam—Vāk~~; ~~duhitaram—unto~~ the daughter; ~~tanvīm—born~~ of his body; ~~svayambhūḥ—Brahmā~~; ~~haratīm—attracting~~; ~~manaḥ—his~~ mind; ~~akāmām—without~~ being sexually inclined; ~~cakame—desired~~; ~~kṣattaḥ—O~~ Vidura; sa-~~kāmaḥ—being~~ sexually inclined; ~~iti—thus~~; ~~naḥ—we~~; ~~śrutam—have~~ heard.		''vācam''—Vāk; ''duhitaram''—unto the daughter; ''tanvīm''—born of his body; ''svayambhūḥ''—Brahmā; ''haratīm''—attracting; ''manaḥ''—his mind; ''akāmām''—without being sexually inclined; ''cakame''—desired; ''kṣattaḥ''—O Vidura; ''sa-kāmaḥ''—being sexually inclined; ''iti''—thus; ''naḥ''—we; ''śrutam''—have heard.
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	O Vidura, we have heard that Brahmā had a daughter named Vāk who was born from his body and who attracted his mind toward sex, although she was not sexually inclined towards him.		O Vidura, we have heard that Brahmā had a daughter named Vāk who was born from his body and who attracted his mind toward sex, although she was not sexually inclined towards him.
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	==== PURPORT ====		==== PURPORT ====

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	Balavān indriya-grāmo vidvāṁsam api karṣati ([[SB 9.19.17]]). It is said that the senses are so mad and strong that they can bewilder even the most sensible and learned man. Therefore it is advised that one should not indulge in living alone even with one's mother, sister or daughter. Vidvāṁsam api karṣati means that even the most learned also become victims of the sensuous urge. Maitreya hesitated to state this anomaly on the part of Brahmā, who was sexually inclined to his own daughter, but still he mentioned it because sometimes it so happens, and the living example is Brahmā himself, although he is the primeval living being and the most learned within the whole universe. If Brahmā could be a victim of the sexual urge, then what of others, who are prone to so many mundane frailties? This extraordinary immortality on the part of Brahmā was heard to have occurred in some particular kalpa, but it could not have happened in the kalpa in which Brahmā heard directly from the Lord the four essential verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam because the Lord blessed Brahmā, after giving him lessons on the Bhāgavatam, that he would never be bewildered in any kalpa whatsoever. This indicates that before the hearing of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam he might have fallen a victim to such sensuality, but after hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam directly from the Lord, there was no possibility of such failures.		''Balavān indriya-grāmo vidvāṁsam api karṣati'' ([[SB 9.19.17]]). It is said that the senses are so mad and strong that they can bewilder even the most sensible and learned man. Therefore it is advised that one should not indulge in living alone even with one's mother, sister or daughter. ''Vidvāṁsam api karṣati'' means that even the most learned also become victims of the sensuous urge. Maitreya hesitated to state this anomaly on the part of Brahmā, who was sexually inclined to his own daughter, but still he mentioned it because sometimes it so happens, and the living example is Brahmā himself, although he is the primeval living being and the most learned within the whole universe. If Brahmā could be a victim of the sexual urge, then what of others, who are prone to so many mundane frailties? This extraordinary immortality on the part of Brahmā was heard to have occurred in some particular ''kalpa'', but it could not have happened in the ''kalpa'' in which Brahmā heard directly from the Lord the four essential verses of [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] because the Lord blessed Brahmā, after giving him lessons on the [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Bhāgavatam'']], that he would never be bewildered in any kalpa whatsoever. This indicates that before the hearing of [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] he might have fallen a victim to such sensuality, but after hearing [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] directly from the Lord, there was no possibility of such failures.

	One should, however, take serious note of this incident. The human being is a social animal, and his unrestricted mixing with the fair sex leads to downfall. Such social freedom of man and woman, especially among the younger section, is certainly a great stumbling block on the path of spiritual progress. Material bondage is due only to sexual bondage, and therefore unrestricted association of man and woman is surely a great impediment. Maitreya cited this example on the part of Brahmā just to bring to our notice this great danger.		One should, however, take serious note of this incident. The human being is a social animal, and his unrestricted mixing with the fair sex leads to downfall. Such social freedom of man and woman, especially among the younger section, is certainly a great stumbling block on the path of spiritual progress. Material bondage is due only to sexual bondage, and therefore unrestricted association of man and woman is surely a great impediment. Maitreya cited this example on the part of Brahmā just to bring to our notice this great danger.
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==== TEXT 28 ====

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vācaṁ duhitaraṁ tanvīṁ<br>
svayambhūr haratīṁ manaḥ<br>
akāmāṁ cakame kṣattaḥ<br>
sa-kāma iti naḥ śrutam<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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vācam—Vāk; duhitaram—unto the daughter; tanvīm—born of his body; svayambhūḥ—Brahmā; haratīm—attracting; manaḥ—his mind; akāmām—without being sexually inclined; cakame—desired; kṣattaḥ—O Vidura; sa-kāmaḥ—being sexually inclined; iti—thus; naḥ—we; śrutam—have heard.
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O Vidura, we have heard that Brahmā had a daughter named Vāk who was born from his body and who attracted his mind toward sex, although she was not sexually inclined towards him.
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==== PURPORT ====

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Balavān indriya-grāmo vidvāṁsam api karṣati ([[SB 9.19.17]]). It is said that the senses are so mad and strong that they can bewilder even the most sensible and learned man. Therefore it is advised that one should not indulge in living alone even with one's mother, sister or daughter. Vidvāṁsam api karṣati means that even the most learned also become victims of the sensuous urge. Maitreya hesitated to state this anomaly on the part of Brahmā, who was sexually inclined to his own daughter, but still he mentioned it because sometimes it so happens, and the living example is Brahmā himself, although he is the primeval living being and the most learned within the whole universe. If Brahmā could be a victim of the sexual urge, then what of others, who are prone to so many mundane frailties? This extraordinary immortality on the part of Brahmā was heard to have occurred in some particular kalpa, but it could not have happened in the kalpa in which Brahmā heard directly from the Lord the four essential verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam because the Lord blessed Brahmā, after giving him lessons on the Bhāgavatam, that he would never be bewildered in any kalpa whatsoever. This indicates that before the hearing of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam he might have fallen a victim to such sensuality, but after hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam directly from the Lord, there was no possibility of such failures.

One should, however, take serious note of this incident. The human being is a social animal, and his unrestricted mixing with the fair sex leads to downfall. Such social freedom of man and woman, especially among the younger section, is certainly a great stumbling block on the path of spiritual progress. Material bondage is due only to sexual bondage, and therefore unrestricted association of man and woman is surely a great impediment. Maitreya cited this example on the part of Brahmā just to bring to our notice this great danger.
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