अपि निर्मुक्तसङ्गस्य कामरक्तस्य किं पुनः ॥१२॥
udyatasya hi kÄmasya
prativÄdo na Å›asyate
api nirmukta-saá¹…gasya
kÄma-raktasya kiá¹ punaḥ
udyatasya - which has come of itself; hi - in fact; kÄmasya - of material desire; prativÄdaḥ - the denial; na - not; Å›asyate - to be praised; api - even; nirmukta - of one who is free; saá¹…gasya - from attachment; kÄma - to sensual pleasures; raktasya - of one addicted; kim punaḥ - how much less.
To deny an offering that has come of itself is not commendable even for one absolutely free from all attachment, much less one addicted to sensual pleasure.
In material life everyone is desirous of sense gratification; therefore, a person who gets an object of sense gratification without endeavor should not refuse to accept it. Kardama Muni was not meant for sense gratification, yet he aspired to marry and prayed to the Lord for a suitable wife. This was known to SvÄyambhuva Manu. He indirectly convinced Kardama Muni: “You desire a suitable wife like my daughter, and she is now present before you. You should not reject the fulfillment of your prayer; you should accept my daughter.â€
