Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.22
अथापि नोपसज्जेत स्त्रीषु स्त्रैणेषु चार्थवित् ।
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगान्मन: क्षुभ्यति नान्यथा ॥ २२ ॥
athāpi nopasajjeta
[athaapi nopasajjeta]
strīṣu straiṇeṣu cārtha-vit
[streeshu straineshu chaartha-vit]
viṣayendriya-saṁyogān
[vishayendriya-samyogaan]
manaḥ kṣubhyati nānyathā
[manah kshubhyati naanyathaa]
Word-for-word
atha api
—
yet therefore
na upasajjeta
—
he should never make contact
strīṣu
—
with women
straiṇeṣu
—
with men who are attached to women
ca
—
or
artha-vit
—
one who knows what is best for him
viṣaya
—
of the objects of enjoyment
indriya
—
with the senses
saṁyogāt
—
because of the connection
manaḥ
—
the mind
kṣubhyati
—
becomes agitated
na
—
not
anyathā
—
otherwise.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athāpi nopasajjeta
atha api
yet therefore
strīṣu straiṇeṣu cārtha-vit
viṣayendriya-saṁyogān
manaḥ kṣubhyati nānyathā
na upasajjeta
he should never make contact
strīṣu
with women
straiṇeṣu
with men who are attached to women
ca
or
artha-vit
one who knows what is best for him
viṣaya
of the objects of enjoyment
indriya
with the senses
saṁyogāt
because of the connection
manaḥ
the mind
kṣubhyati
becomes agitated
na
not
anyathā
otherwise.
Yet even one who theoretically understands the actual nature of the body should never associate with women or with men attached to women. After all, the contact of the senses with their objects inevitably agitates the mind.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Yet even a person who understands the actual nature of the body should never associate with women or with men attached to women, since the contact of the senses with their objects inevitably agitates the mind.
Though women are disgusting, men associate with them. Therefore association is forbidden. One who discriminates should also not associate with women. He should remain distant even from seeing them, since the mind becomes agitated by contact with sense objects.
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Personal Guidance
Even one who understands the body's nature should not associate with women or men attached to women; sense-object contact inevitably agitates the mind. Theory is not enough.
Reflection Questions
- What associations am I in despite theoretical understanding of their cost?
- What practical adjustment would honor the teaching?
My note
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