Srimad Bhagavatham : 6.4.52.

Srimad Bhagavatham :

Skandham-6.

Chapter-4.  ( The Hamsa-guhya  Prayers )

Slokam-52. { Now unite in sexual life as man and woman, and in this way, by sexual intercourse, you will be able to beget hundreds of children in the womb of this girl to increase the population. }



mithuna-vyavaya-dharmas  tvam

praja-sargam  imam  punah,

mithuna-vyavaya-dharminyam

bhuriso  bhavayisyasi.



mithuna  =  of man and woman;

vyavaya  =  sexual activities;

dharmah  =  who accepts by religious performance;

tvam  =  you;

praja-sargam  =  creation of living entities;

imam  =  this;

punah  =  again;

mithuna  =  of man and woman united;

vyavaya-dharminyam  =  in her according to the religious performance of sexual intercourse;

bhurisah  =  manifold;

bhavayishyasi  =  you will cause to be.

The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (7.11) :

 "dharmaviruddho bhuteshu kamosmi" : -

“I am sex that is not contrary to religious principles.”

Sexual intercourse ordained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is dharma, a religious principle, but it is not intended for sense enjoyment.

Indulgence in sense enjoyment through sexual intercourse is not allowed by the Vedic principles.

One may follow the natural tendency for sex life only to beget children.

Therefore the Lord told Daksha in this slokam,

“This girl is offered to you only for sex life to beget children, not for any other purpose. She is very fertile, and therefore you will be able to have as many children as you can beget.”



Sri Visvanatha Acharya remarks in this connection that Daksha was given the facility for unlimited sexual intercourse.

In Daksha’s previous life he was also known as Daksha, but in the course of performing sacrifices he offended Lord Siva, and thus his head was replaced with that of a goat.

Then Daksha gave up his life because of his degraded condition, but because he maintained the same unlimited sexual desires, he underwent austerities by which he satisfied the Supreme Lord, who then gave him unlimited potency for sexual intercourse.



It should be noted that although such a facility for sexual intercourse is achieved by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, this facility is not offered to advanced devotees, who are free from material desires.

 In this connection it may be noted that if the American boys and girls engaged in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement want to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness

To achieve the supreme benefit of loving service to the Lord, they should refrain from indulging in this facility for sex life.

Therefore we advise that one should at least refrain from illicit sex.

Even if there are opportunities for sex life, one should voluntarily accept the limitation of having sex only for progeny, not for any other purpose.



Kardama Muni was also given the facility for sex life, but he had only a slight desire for it.

Therefore after begetting children in the womb of Devahuti, Kardama Muni became completely renounced.

The purport is that if one wants to return home, back to Godhead, one should voluntarily refrain from sex life.

Sex should be accepted only as much as needed, not unlimitedly.



One should not think that Daksha received the favor of the Lord by receiving the facilities for unlimited sex.

Later sloka-s will reveal that Daksha again committed an offense, this time at the lotus feet of Narada.

Therefore although sex life is the topmost enjoyment in the material world and although one may have an opportunity for sexual enjoyment by the grace of God, this entails a risk of committing offenses.

Daksha was open to such offenses, and therefore, strictly speaking, he was not actually favored by the Supreme Lord.

One should not seek the favor of the Lord for unlimited potency in sex life.

To be continued  .....