As you know OM VishnuPad BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISCKON) wrote about the prohibition of sex for Vaishnavas.
In 2013 I have published Pramana from "Shree Padma-Purana" (Chapter 61, Svarga-Khanda, link to the article in Russian), proving that
OM VishnuPad BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada was RIGHT and wrote according to Vaishnava Acharyas of the past.
OM VishnuPad BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada was RIGHT and wrote according to Vaishnava Acharyas of the past.
But in Russia a lot of stupid people ask about 4th regulative principle (sex prohibition) and some try to refute it.
Now the second Pramana from Om VishnuPad Eknath-Acharya. The overall message is the same: sex for progeny only, after the birth of son sex is totally prohibited.
"Shree Bhagavata-Purana", Verse 11.5.11:
लोके व्यवायामिष-मद्य-सेवा नित्या हि जन्तोर् न हि तत्र चोदना
व्यवस्थितिस् तेषु विवाह-यज्ञ सुरा-ग्रहैर् आसु निवृत्तिर् इष्टा
loke vyavAyAmiSha-madya-sevA nityA hi jantor na hi tatra chodanA
vyavasthitis teShu vivAha-yaj~na surA-grahair Asu nivRRittir iShTA
Translation from "Shree Bhagavata-Purana" (Motilal Banasirdass, link to the E-Book): "It is the natural tendency of creatures to indulge in sexual intercourse, and enjoy non-vegetarian food and wine. No injunction for these is necessary from the Veda. The Veda provides a check over this by allowing sexual intercourse with one’s married wife (at the proper time of the period), eat meat at the end of a sacrifice and drink wine during the Sautramani sacrifice (but never otherwise). The real intention of the Vedic injunctions (in these matters) is to make a person abstain from them".
Ekakara Tika by OM VishnuPad Eknath-Acharya:
(226) At the wedding of the bride and the bridegroom, there are three witnesses: Brahmins, Gods, and the Fire are the three witnesses.
Therefore, the bridegroom is ordered to look upon all other ladies on par with his mother.
The Vedas allow a man only to love, and have conjugal relations with his wife.
(227) Thus the Vedas have prescribed rules about marriage, and ordered man that he should avoid other woman, and lead the family-life with his family only.
(228) Intercourse is prohibited during the day, and even at night, the first three hours and the last three hours are to be left, and intercourse is allowed during the hours of midnight.
(229) Though Vedas have allowed that man should have this relation with his own wife only, it is not to be indulged into at any time. It should be done with an intention of having a progeny and not for free pleasure. Furthermore, there is prescribed period for it.
(230) The Vedas declare that the man and woman, who observe these rules strictly, should be considered as bachelors.
Thus Vedas are not really encouraging indulgence, but they have an intention, to control and divert the desires of man towards liberation. They have put a seed of sacrifice, and prescribed a schedule of controlled enjoyment.
(Note: According to details given in the scriptures in this regard, the period which is granted as legitimate for intercourse is – sixteen days after the end of the monthly occurrence of menses.
The eleventh and thirteenth night are to be avoided; further the Ekadashi, Amavasya, Shivratri and Moola, Magha and Revati Nakshatras are also to be avoided.
The period of sun eclipse, moon eclipse, the days of mourning and some other auspicious days are to be avoided).
(231) Atman is none but your son, or your son is your Atman – is a saying in old books, so we are born again as our son.
Therefore, it is laid down that after the birth of the first son, one should not have sex even with his wife.
Thus Veda gradually teaches giving up of pleasures.
The following verses are from
OM VishnuPad Eknath-Acharya,
Tikas to 11th Skandha of
"Shree Bhagavata-Purana" (ENGLISH) -
