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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.31

స విదిత్వాథ భార్యాయాస్తం నిర్బన్ధం వికర్మణి । నత్వా దిష్టాయ రహసి తయాథోపవివేశ హి ॥ ౩౧ ॥
sa viditvātha bhāryāyās
[sa viditvaatha bhaaryaayaas]
taṁ nirbandhaṁ vikarmaṇi
[tam nirbandham vikarmani]
natvā diṣṭāya rahasi
[natvaa dishtaaya rahasi]
tayāthopaviveśa hi
[tayaathopavivesha hi]
saḥ — he viditvā — understanding atha — thereupon bhāryāyāḥ — of the wife tam — that nirbandham — obstinacy vikarmaṇi — in the forbidden act natvā — offering obeisances diṣṭāya — unto worshipable fate rahasi — in a secluded place tayā — with her atha — thus upaviveśa — lay hi — certainly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa viditvātha bhāryāyās
saḥ
he
viditvā
understanding
atha
thereupon
bhāryāyāḥ
of the wife
taṁ nirbandhaṁ vikarmaṇi
tam
that
nirbandham
obstinacy
vikarmaṇi
in the forbidden act
natvā diṣṭāya rahasi
natvā
offering obeisances
diṣṭāya
unto worshipable fate
rahasi
in a secluded place
tayāthopaviveśa hi
tayā
with her
atha
thus
upaviveśa
lay
hi
certainly.
Understanding his wife’s purpose, he was obliged to perform the forbidden act, and thus after offering his obeisances unto worshipable fate, he lay with her in a secluded place.

It appears from the talks of Kaśyapa with his wife that he was a worshiper of Lord Śiva, and although he knew that Lord Śiva would not be pleased with him for such a forbidden act, he was obliged to act by his wife’s desire, and thus he offered his obeisances unto fate. He knew that the child born of such untimely sexual intercourse would certainly not be a good child, but could not protect himself because he was too obligated to his wife. In a similar case, however, when Ṭhākura Haridāsa was tempted by a public prostitute at the dead of night, he avoided the allurement because of his perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the difference between a Kṛṣṇa conscious person and others. Kaśyapa Muni was greatly learned and enlightened, and he knew all the rules and regulations of systematic life, yet he failed to protect himself from the attack of sex desire. Ṭhākura Haridāsa was not born of a brāhmaṇa family, nor was he himself a brāhmaṇa, yet he could protect himself from such an attack due to his being Kṛṣṇa conscious. Ṭhākura Haridāsa used to chant the holy name of the Lord three hundred thousand times daily.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Understanding the obstinacy of his wife for this sinful act, bowing to his fate, he enjoyed with her in a private place. Diṣṭāya means “unto fate.” Upaviveśa means “he enjoyed with her.”
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