Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.60.13
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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aspaṣṭa-vartmanām
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of men whose behavior is uncertain
Compound: aspaṣṭa (unclear) + vartman (path). Bhagavān's līlā does indeed look 'unclear' to materialists (cf. BG 9.11, avajānanti māṁ mūḍhāḥ). He owns the description ironically — the Vaiṣṇava path is veiled to those without bhakti.
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aloka-patham
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(on a) way not acceptable to ordinary society
Compound: a-loka (not-worldly) + patha (way). The path of Bhagavān is precisely a-laukika — beyond worldly approval (cf. v. 36 alaukikam). The 'warning' is, doctrinally, the highest praise.
"Pious women who follow the path of men like us, whose course of action is unclear, having questionable religious principles, who sometimes take others wives and at other times follow the rules of Vedic conduct, and who do not follow even common social behavior (since I offended your brother even in your presence), must almost always (prayah) suffer. If some do not suffer, it is to their credit."
After not receiving a reply he seems to scold her. It is not proper any woman to serve a man like me. Do I accept scripture or not, for sometimes I am seen with others’ wives and sometimes follow Vedic dharma? Do I follow the path of pravṛṭi or nivrti, since sometimes I follow the path of sacrifice and sometimes criticize it to Mucukunda and others? My path is unclear. My path is not easy to understand. Normal people perform actions for the future, and actions for the present, thinking of wives and children. That is not seen in me (aloka-patham). Women will probably or generally (prayaḥ) be disappointed in me since I insulted brothers in front of women, and left just born children unprotected (Pradyumna). What women would not become disappointed? That is their nature. I should not be served by such women.
I am not suitable for marriage because I am so different from others. Women suffer at all times, in all ways, greatly (prāyaḥ) from such men. Or those who take shelter of unsteady men only slightly without marrying them do not suffer. By taking shelter of me with attachment you will suffer.
An older relative, smiling, warns a young bride: 'Be careful — men who don't follow the standard path leave women in misery.' The warning is given by the very man whose path is non-standard — and known by both to be the only true path. The form is caution; the content is invitation.
My note
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