Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is perfectly peaceful and is the best of sages. He is especially known for His practice of severe penances and austerities. He appeared as the son of Dharma and his wife Mūrti, the daughter of Dakṣa.
King Indra became fearful, thinking that Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi would become very powerful by His severe penances and seize Indra’s heavenly kingdom. Thus Indra, not knowing the transcendental glories of the incarnation of the Lord, sent Cupid and his associates to the Lord’s residence in Badarikāśrama.
As the charming breezes of spring created a most sensuous atmosphere, Cupid himself attacked the Lord with arrows in the form of the irresistible glances of beautiful women. The primeval Lord, understanding the offense committed by Indra, did not become proud. Instead He spoke laughingly as follows to Cupid and his followers, who were trembling before Him: “Do not fear, O mighty Cupid, O wind-god and wives of the demigods. Rather, please accept these gifts and kindly sanctify My āśrama by your presence.”
When Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi thus spoke, eradicating the fear of the demigods, they bowed their heads with shame and glorified the Lord to invoke His compassion. While the demigods were praising the Lord, He suddenly manifested before their eyes many women who were astonishingly gorgeous, decorated with fine clothes and ornaments, and all faithfully engaging in the Lord’s service. When the followers of the demigods gazed upon the fascinating mystic beauty of the women created by Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi and smelled the fragrance of their bodies, the minds of these followers became bewildered. Indeed, upon seeing the beauty and magnificence of those women, the representatives of the demigods were completely diminished in their own opulence.