Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.55
तदा मिथुनधर्मेण प्रजा ह्येधाम्बभूविरे ॥ ५५ ॥
tadā mithuna-dharmeṇa
[tadaa mithuna-dharmena]
prajā hy edhām babhūvire
[prajaa hy edhaam babhoovire]
Word-for-word
tadā
—
at that time
mithuna
—
sex life
dharmeṇa
—
according to regulative principles
prajāḥ
—
generations
hi
—
certainly
edhām
—
increased
babhūvire
—
took place.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tadā mithuna-dharmeṇa
tadā
at that time
mithuna
sex life
dharmeṇa
according to regulative principles
prajā hy edhām babhūvire
prajāḥ
generations
hi
certainly
edhām
increased
babhūvire
took place.
Thereafter, by sex indulgence, they gradually increased generations of population one after another.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, by their union, they increased the population.
Personal Guidance
Through sexual union, Manu and Śatarūpā gradually populate generations. Even the cosmic creators advance the design through ordinary householder activity. Domestic life is itself participation in cosmic continuation.
Reflection Questions
- Do I see my domestic obligations as cosmic participation or as mundane chores?
- What dignity returns when I treat marriage and family as continuing the Manu lineage?
My note
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