CC Antya 2.119

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

Antya-līlā 2.118 - Antya-līlā 2.120

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 119

mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā

nā viviktāsano bhavet

balavān indriya-grāmo

vidvāṁsam api karṣati

SYNONYMS

mātrā—with one 's mother; svasrā—with one 's sister; duhitrā—with one 's daughter; vā—or; nā—not; vivikta-āsanaḥ—sitting together; bhavet—there should be; balavān—very strong; indriya-grāmaḥ—the group of senses; vidvāṁsam—a person with knowledge of liberation; api—even; karṣati—attract.

TRANSLATION

" '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.'

PURPORT

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