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athatale maya-putro suro balo nivasati yena ha va iha srstah san-navatir mayah kascanadyapi mayavino dharayanti yasya ca jrmbhamanasya mukhatas trayah stri-gana udapadyanta svairinyah kaminyah pumscalya iti ya vai bilayanam pravistam purusam rasena hatakakhyena sadhayitva sva-vilasavalokananuraga-smita-samlapopaguhanadibhih svairam kila ramayanti yasminn upayukte purusa isvaro ham siddho ham ity ayuta-maha-gaja-balam atmanam abhimanyamanah katthate madandha iva.
SYNONYMS
athanow; ataleon the planet named Atala; maya-putrah asurahthe demon son of Maya; balahBala; nivasatiresides; yenaby whom; ha vaindeed; ihain this; srstahpropagated; sat-navatihninety-six; mayahvarieties of illusion; kascanasome; adya apieven today; maya-vinahthose who know the art of magical feats (like manufacturing gold); dharayantiutilize; yasyaof whom; caalso; jrmbhamanasyawhile yawning; mukhatahfrom the mouth; trayahthree; stri-ganahvarieties of women; udapadyantawere generated; svairinyahsvairini (one who only marries in her same class); kaminyahkamini (one who, being lusty, marries men from any group); pumscalyahpumscali (one who wants to go from one husband to another); itithus; yahwho; vaicertainly; bila-ayanamthe subterranean planets; pravistamentering; purusama male; rasenaby a juice; hataka-akhyenamade from an intoxicating herb known as hataka; sadhayitvamaking sexually fit; sva-vilasafor their personal sense gratification; avalokanaby glances; anuragalustful; smitaby smiling; samlapaby talking; upaguhana-adibhihand by embracing; svairamaccording to their own desire; kilaindeed; ramayantienjoy sex pleasure; yasminwhich; upayuktewhen used; purusaha man; isvarah ahamI am the most powerful person; siddhah ahamI am the greatest and most elevated person; itithus; ayutaten thousand; maha-gajaof big elephants; balamthe strength; atmanamhimself; abhimanyamanahbeing full of pride; katthatethey say; mada-andhahblinded by false prestige; ivalike.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, now I shall describe to you the lower planetary systems, one by one, beginning from Atala. In Atala there is a demon, the son of Maya Danava named Bala, who created ninety-six kinds of mystic power. Some so-called yogis and svamis take advantage of this mystic power to cheat people even today. Simply by yawning, the demon Bala created three kinds of women, known as svairini, kamini and pumscali. The svairinis like to marry men from their own group, the kaminis marry men from any group, and the pumscalis change husbands one after another. If a man enters the planet of Atala, these women immediately capture him and induce him to drink an intoxicating beverage made with a drug known as hataka [cannabis indica]. This intoxicant endows the man with great sexual prowess, of which the women take advantage for enjoyment. A woman will enchant him with attractive glances, intimate words, smiles of love and then embraces. In this way she induces him to enjoy sex with her to her full satisfaction. Because of his increased sexual power, the man thinks himself stronger than ten thousand elephants and considers himself most perfect. Indeed, illusioned and intoxicated by false pride, he thinks himself God, ignoring impending death.

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