CC Antya 2.119 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
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).