ŚB 6.18.29
Canto 6, Chapter 18, Text 29
एवं स्त्रिया जडीभूतो विद्वानपि मनोज्ञया ।
बाढमित्याह विवशो न तच्चित्रं हि योषिति ॥ २९ ॥
बाढमित्याह विवशो न तच्चित्रं हि योषिति ॥ २९ ॥
evaṁ striyā jaḍībhūto
vidvān api manojñayā
bāḍham ity āha vivaśo
na tac citraṁ hi yoṣiti
vidvān api manojñayā
bāḍham ity āha vivaśo
na tac citraṁ hi yoṣiti
Word by word
evam — thus; striyā — by the woman; jaḍībhūtaḥ — enchanted; vidvān — very learned; api — although; manojñayā — very expert; bāḍham — yes; iti — thus; āha — said; vivaśaḥ — under her control; na — not; tat — that; citram — astonishing; hi — indeed; yoṣiti — in the matter of women.
Translation
Although Kaśyapa Muni was a learned scholar, he was captivated by Diti’s artificial behavior, which brought him under her control. Therefore he assured his wife that he would fulfill her desires. Such a promise by a husband is not at all astonishing.