SB 3.12.55

SB 3.12.55

Devanagari

तदा मिथुनधर्मेण प्रजा ह्येधाम्बभूविरे ॥ ५५ ॥

Verse text

tadā mithuna-dharmeṇa
prajā hy edhām babhūvire

Synonyms

tadā — at that time ; mithuna — sex life ; dharmeṇa — according to regulative principles ; prajāḥ — generations ; hi — certainly ; edhām — increased ; babhūvire — took place.

Translation

Thereafter, by sex indulgence, they gradually increased generations of population one after another.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Thereafter, by their union, they increased the population.