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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.12

किं विद्यया किं तपसा किं त्यागेन श्रुतेन वा । किं विविक्तेन मौनेन स्‍त्रीभिर्यस्य मनो हृतम् ॥ १२ ॥
kiṁ vidyayā kiṁ tapasā
[kim vidyayaa kim tapasaa]
kiṁ tyāgena śrutena vā
[kim tyaagena shrutena vaa]
kiṁ viviktena maunena
[kim viviktena maunena]
strībhir yasya mano hṛtam
[streebhir yasya mano hritam]
Word-for-word
kim — what is the use vidyayā — of knowledge kim — what tapasā — of austerities kim — what tyāgena — of renunciation śrutena — of having studied the scriptures vā — or kim — what viviktena — of solitude maunena — of silence strībhiḥ — by women yasya — whose manaḥ — the mind hṛtam — taken away.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kiṁ vidyayā kiṁ tapasā
kim
what is the use
vidyayā
of knowledge
kim
what
tapasā
of austerities
kiṁ tyāgena śrutena vā
kim
what
tyāgena
of renunciation
śrutena
of having studied the scriptures
vā
or
kiṁ viviktena maunena
kim
what
viviktena
of solitude
maunena
of silence
strībhir yasya mano hṛtam
strībhiḥ
by women
yasya
whose
manaḥ
the mind
hṛtam
taken away.
What is the use of a big education or the practice of austerities and renunciation, and what is the use of studying religious scriptures, of living in solitude and silence, if, after all that, one’s mind is stolen by a woman?
Purport

All of the above-mentioned processes are useless if one’s heart and mind are stolen by an insignificant woman. One who hankers after a woman’s association certainly spoils his spiritual progress. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that if one worships the example of the liberated gopīs of Vṛndāvana, who accepted Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as their paramour, one can free one’s mental activities from the contamination of lust.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
What is the use of education or the practice of austerities, and what is the use of studying religious scriptures, of living in solitude and silence, if, after all that, one’s mind is stolen by a woman? For a person like me, education and other acts are all useless.
Personal Guidance
What is the use of education, austerities, renunciation, scriptures, solitude, silence — if the mind is stolen by a woman in the end? The high inputs do not automatically protect.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'high inputs' in my life have not yet protected me from a known trap?
  • What additional layer do I need?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

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