TEXT 29
tam adharme krta-matim
vilokya pitaram sutah
marici-mukhya munayo
visrambhat pratyabodhayan
SYNONYMS
tamunto him; adharmein the matter of immortality; krta-matimthe mind being so given; vilokyaseeing thus; pitaramunto the father; sutahsons; marici-mukhyahheaded by Marici; munayahsages; visrambhatwith due respect; pratyabodhayansubmitted as follows.
TRANSLATION
Thus, finding their father so deluded in an act of immorality, the sages headed by Marici, all sons of Brahma, spoke as follows with great respect.
PURPORT
The sages like Marici were not in the wrong in submitting their protests against the acts of their great father. They knew very well that even though their father committed a mistake, there must have been some great purpose behind the show, otherwise such a great personality could not have committed such a mistake. It might be that Brahma wanted to warn his subordinates about human frailties in their dealings with women. This is always very dangerous for persons who are on the path of self-realization. Therefore, great personalities like Brahma, even when in the wrong, should not be neglected, nor could the great sages headed by Marici show any disrespect because of his extraordinary behavior.

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