रोहिद्भूतां सोऽन्वधावदृक्षरूपी हतत्रपः ॥३६॥
prajÄpatiḥ svÄá¹ duhitaraá¹
dṛṣá¹vÄ tad-rÅ«pa-dhará¹£itaḥ
rohid-bhÅ«tÄá¹ so 'nvadhÄvad
ṛkṣa-rūpī hata-trapaḥ
prajÄ-patiḥ - Lord BrahmÄ; svÄm - his own; duhitaram - daughter; dṛṣá¹vÄ - having seen; tat-rÅ«pa - by her charms; dhará¹£itaḥ - bewildered; rohit-bhÅ«tÄm - to her in the form of a deer; saḥ - he; anvadhÄvat - ran; á¹›ká¹£a-rÅ«pÄ« - in the form of a stag; hata - bereft of; trapaḥ - shame.
At the sight of his own daughter, BrahmÄ was bewildered by her charms and shamelessly ran up to her in the form of a stag when she took the form of a hind.
Lord BrahmÄ’s being captivated by the charms of his daughter and Lord Åšiva’s being captivated by the MohinÄ« form of the Lord are specific instances which instruct us that even great demigods like BrahmÄ and Lord Åšiva, what to speak of the ordinary conditioned soul, are captivated by the beauty of woman. Therefore, everyone is advised that one should not freely mix even with one’s daughter, mother or sister because the senses are so strong that when one becomes infatuated the senses do not consider the relationship of daughter, mother or sister. It is best, therefore, to practice controlling the senses by performing bhakti-yoga, engaging in the service of Madana-mohana. Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name is Madana-mohana, for He can subdue the god Cupid, or lust. Only by engaging in the service of Madana-mohana can one curb the dictates of Madana, Cupid. Otherwise, attempts to control the senses will fail.
