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material woman? It is not possible. Even persons who are
in this material existence can give up womanly attraction if
they are attracted by the Supreme Brahman. Such was the
case with Haridas Thakura. A beautiful prostitute tried to
attract him in the dead of night, but since he was situated
in devotional service, in transcendental love of Godhead,
Haridasa Thakura was not captivated. Rather, he turned
the prostitute into a great devotee by his transcendental
association. This material attraction, therefore, cannot
attract the Supreme Lord. When he wants to be attracted
by a woman, He has to create such a woman from His
own energy. That woman is Radharani. It is explained by
the Goswamis that Radharani is the manifestation of the
pleasure potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
When the Supreme Lord wants to derive transcendental
pleasure, He has to create a woman from His internal
potency. Thus the tendency to be attracted by womanly
beauty is natural because it exists in the spiritual world. In
the material world it is reflected pervertedly, and therefore
there are so many inebrieties.”

“Instead of being attracted by material beauty, if one is
accustomed to be attracted by the beauty of Radharani
and Krishna, then the statement of Bhagavad-gita, param
drstva nivartate, holds true. When one is attracted by the
transcendental beauty of Radha and Krishna, he is no
longer attracted by material feminine beauty. That is the

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