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.