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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 2.119

mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā nā viviktāsano bhavet balavān indriya-grāmo vidvāṁsam api karṣati
[maatraa svasraa duhitraa vaa naa viviktaasano bhavet balavaan indriya-graamo vidvaamsam api karshati]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā nā viviktāsano bhavet balavān indriya-grāmo vidvāṁsam api karṣati
“ ‘One should not sit closely with one’s mother, sister or daughter, for the senses are so strong that they may attract even a person advanced in knowledge.’

This verse appears in the Manu-saṁhitā (2.215) and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.19.17).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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