TEXT 1
vidura uvaca
svayambhuvasya ca manor
vamsah parama-sammatah
kathyatam bhagavan yatra
maithunenaidhire prajah
SYNONYMS
vidurah uvacaVidura said; svayambhuvasyaof Svayambhuva; caand; manohof Manu; vamsahthe dynasty; paramamost; sammatahesteemed; kathyatamkindly describe; bhagavanO worshipful sage; yatrain which; maithunenathrough sexual intercourse; edhiremultiplied; prajahthe progeny.
TRANSLATION
Vidura said: The line of Svayambhuva Manu was most esteemed. O worshipful sage, I beg yougive me an account of this race, whose progeny multiplied through sexual intercourse.
PURPORT
Regulated sex life to generate good population is worth accepting. Actually, Vidura was not interested in hearing the history of persons who merely engaged in sex life, but he was interested in the progeny of Svayambhuva Manu because in that dynasty, good devotee kings appeared who protected their subjects very carefully with spiritual knowledge. By hearing the history of their activities, therefore, one becomes more enlightened. An important word used in this connection is parama-sammatah, which indicates that the progeny created by Svayambhuva Manu and his sons was approved of by great authorities. In other words, sex life for creating exemplary population is acceptable to all sages and authorities of Vedic scripture.

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