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becomes liberated. Puranjana admits herein that he is
attracted by avidya. Now he wishes to see the complete
feature of avidya and so requests the girl to raise her head
so that he can see her face to face. He thus wishes to see the
various features that make avidya attractive.”

Narada Muni explains at length the attractive allurement
of material nature that binds a living entity to material
existence. Kapiladeva does the same thing. Understanding
the causes of material conditioning is essential for one
who wants to avoid such entanglement and make progress
in spiritual life. Srila Prabhupada is simply repeating what
Narada Muni, Devahuti and Kapiladeva are explaining in
the Srimad Bhagavatam. Narada Muni continues.

“My dear King, when Puranjana became so attracted and
impatient to touch the girl and enjoy her, the girl also
became attracted by his words and accepted his request
by smiling. By this time she was certainly attracted by the
King.” (SB 4.25.32)

Purport:“By this incident we can understand that when a
man is aggressive and begins to woo a woman, the woman
becomes attracted to the man. This process is described
in the Bhagavatam (5.5.8) as pumsah striya mithuni-
bhavam etam. This attraction is enacted on the platform
of sexual life. Thus the sex impulse is the platform of
material engagement. This conditional life, the platform of
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