Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.36
अन्तर्वत्न्यां भ्रातृपत्न्यां मैथुनाय बृहस्पति: ।
प्रवृत्तो वारितो गर्भं शप्त्वा वीर्यमुपासृजत् ॥ ३६ ॥
antarvatnyāṁ bhrātṛ-patnyāṁ
[antarvatnyaam bhraatri-patnyaam]
maithunāya bṛhaspatiḥ
[maithunaaya brihaspatih]
pravṛtto vārito garbhaṁ
[pravritto vaarito garbham]
śaptvā vīryam upāsṛjat
[shaptvaa veeryam upaasrijat]
Word-for-word
antaḥ-vatnyām
—
pregnant
bhrātṛ-patnyām
—
with the brother’s wife
maithunāya
—
desiring sexual enjoyment
bṛhaspatiḥ
—
the demigod named Bṛhaspati
pravṛttaḥ
—
so inclined
vāritaḥ
—
when forbidden to do so
garbham
—
the son within the abdomen
śaptvā
—
by cursing
vīryam
—
semen
upāsṛjat
—
discharged.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
antarvatnyāṁ bhrātṛ-patnyāṁ
antaḥ-vatnyām
pregnant
bhrātṛ-patnyām
with the brother’s wife
maithunāya bṛhaspatiḥ
maithunāya
desiring sexual enjoyment
bṛhaspatiḥ
the demigod named Bṛhaspati
pravṛtto vārito garbhaṁ
pravṛttaḥ
so inclined
vāritaḥ
when forbidden to do so
garbham
the son within the abdomen
śaptvā vīryam upāsṛjat
śaptvā
by cursing
vīryam
semen
upāsṛjat
discharged.
When the demigod named Bṛhaspati was attracted by his brother’s wife, Mamatā, who at that time was pregnant, he desired to have sexual relations with her. The son within her womb forbade this, but Bṛhaspati cursed him and forcibly discharged semen into the womb of Mamatā.
Purport
The sex impulse is so strong in this material world that even Bṛhaspati, who is supposed to be the priest of the demigods and a very learned scholar, wanted to have a sexual relationship with his brother’s pregnant wife. This can happen even in the society of the higher demigods, so what to speak of human society? The sex impulse is so strong that it can agitate even a learned personality like Bṛhaspati.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When Bṛhaspati desired to have sexual relations with his brother's wife named Mamatā, who at that time was pregnant, the son within her womb objected, but Bṛhaspati cursed him and forcibly discharged semen into the womb of Mamatā.
Who was Bharadvāja? The verses explain this. Bṛhaspati desired sex with Mamatā the wife of his brother Utathya. When the child in the womb, shouting, forbade him since there was no space for two children there, Bṛhaspati cursed him in anger, “Become blind!” He then by force impregnated her.
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Personal Guidance
Even Bṛhaspati, priest of the demigods, becomes lusty for his brother's pregnant wife and curses the resisting child. The sex impulse can overpower even the highest learning — no qualification grants exemption.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I trusting my qualifications to protect me where they have not protected greater souls?
- What structural restraint, not merely good intentions, do I need to put in place?
My note
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