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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.12

उद्यतस्य हि कामस्य प्रतिवादो न शस्यते । अपि निर्मुक्तसङ्गस्य कामरक्तस्य किं पुन: ॥ १२ ॥
udyatasya hi kāmasya
[udyatasya hi kaamasya]
prativādo na śasyate
[prativaado na shasyate]
api nirmukta-saṅgasya
[api nirmukta-sangasya]
kāma-raktasya kiṁ punaḥ
[kaama-raktasya kim punah]
Word-for-word
udyatasya — which has come of itself hi — in fact kāmasya — of material desire prativādaḥ — the denial na — not śasyate — to be praised api — even nirmukta — of one who is free saṅgasya — from attachment kāma — to sensual pleasures raktasya — of one addicted kim punaḥ — how much less.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
udyatasya hi kāmasya
udyatasya
which has come of itself
hi
in fact
kāmasya
of material desire
prativādo na śasyate
prativādaḥ
the denial
na
not
śasyate
to be praised
api nirmukta-saṅgasya
api
even
nirmukta
of one who is free
saṅgasya
from attachment
kāma-raktasya kiṁ punaḥ
kāma
to sensual pleasures
raktasya
of one addicted
kim punaḥ
how much less.
To deny an offering that has come of itself is not commendable even for one absolutely free from all attachment, much less one addicted to sensual pleasure.
Purport

In material life everyone is desirous of sense gratification; therefore, a person who gets an object of sense gratification without endeavor should not refuse to accept it. Kardama Muni was not meant for sense gratification, yet he aspired to marry and prayed to the Lord for a suitable wife. This was known to Svāyambhuva Manu. He indirectly convinced Kardama Muni: “You desire a suitable wife like my daughter, and she is now present before you. You should not reject the fulfillment of your prayer; you should accept my daughter.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Denial of sense objects which come of their own accord is not recommended even for a person who is detached, what to speak of a person with desire for the object. You should not say that you cannot accept my daughter because you are a detached ascetic. Sense objects which come of their own accord (udyatasya) should not be denied. Knowing your inner desire I have come here. You should not conceal your desire from me. He identifies Kardama as kāma-raktasya.
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Personal Guidance
Mind and senses, left ungoverned, will quietly run a life into the ground. The verse implies that small daily regulation is more powerful than occasional dramatic resolve.
Reflection Questions
  • What small rule kept consistently would do more for you than a dramatic vow once broken?
  • What would it look like to lead the mind, gently, the way you would lead a child?
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