CC Antya 2.119

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

CC Antya 2.118

CC Antya 2.120

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).