Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 23:131-140

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Tilakottamä-bali-putrayor brahma-çäpa-prastäva

Bali's Son and Tilakottamä Are Cursed by a Brähmana

Chapter 23: Verse 131-140

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 131.Çri Durväsä said: Ass, get up! O shameless one, O lowest of men, You are like an animal. You are not worthy to be the son of the great devotee Bali. 132.Demigods, humans, demons, gandharvas, and räkñasas always have shame. Only animals have no shame. 133.Asses especially have neither shame nor knowledge. O king of the demons, at this moment you must take birth as an ass. 134.Shameless and unchaste Tilottamä, get up! You lusted after a demon. Now you must take birth as a demon. 135.After speaking these words, the sage simply stood there, burning with anger. The embarrassed and frightened couple rose and offered prayers to the sage. 136.Sähasika said: You are Lord Çiva Himself. You represent Brahmä, Viñëu, Agni, and Sürya. You represent the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the world. 137.O master, please forgive our offense. O ocean of mercy, please be merciful to us. A person who is very powerful is always inclined to forgive the offenses of bewildered fools. 138.After speaking these words, the demon king loudly wept. Placing blades of grass between his teeth, he fell at the sage's feet. 139.Tilottamä said: O master, O ocean of mercy, O friend of the poor, please be merciful. Brahmä, the creator of all, fashioned all women to be great fools. 140.A promiscuous woman is very passionate. She is always tormented with lust. O powerful master, a lusty person has neither shame nor fear in his heart.