# SB 3.12.55 > तदा मिथुनधर्मेण प्रजा ह्येधाम्बभूविर् ॥५५॥ ## Text > tadā mithuna-dharmeṇa > prajā hy edhām babhūvire ## Synonyms *tadā*—at that time; *mithuna*—sex life; *dharmeṇa*—according to regulative principles; *prajāḥ*—generations; *hi*—certainly; *edhām*—increased; *babhūvire*—took place. ## Translation **Thereafter, by sex indulgence, they gradually increased generations of population one after another.**