SLOKA OF THE WEEK:
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.14.30
maitreya uvāca
saivaḿ saḿvidite bhartrā
manmathonmathitendriyā
jagrāha vāso brahmarṣer
vṛṣalīva gata-trapā
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; sā — she; evam — thus; saḿvidite — in spite of being informed; bhartrā — by her husband; manmatha — by Cupid; unmathita — being pressed; indriyā — senses; jagrāha — caught hold of; vāsaḥ — clothing; brahma-ṛṣeḥ — of the great brāhmaṇa-sage; vṛṣalī — public prostitute; iva —like; gata-trapā —without shame.
TRANSLATION
Maitreya said: Diti was thus informed by her husband, but she was pressed by Cupid for sexual satisfaction. She caught hold of the clothing of the great brāhmaṇa sage, just like a shameless public prostitute.
JOURNAL:
His Holiness Mahanidhi Swami gives a lecture on this sloka. Here are my notes (spellings are phonetic):
Manmatha - "to churn the mind"
Man=mind. Matha=churning.
Arrow 1 - Rupam = form
Arrow 2 - Shubda = sound
Arrow 3 - Gonda = smell
Arrow 4 - Sparsha = touch
Arrow 5 - Rasam = taste
They hit both the heart and senses.
5 Actions:
1- attraction
2- burning
3- attachment
4- bewilderment
5- intoxication
Krsna is the transcendental cupid and frees one using His version of the same arrows.
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