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CC Antya 5.35-36 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXTS 35-36

"āmi ta' sannyāsī, āpanāre virakta kari' māni
darśana rahu dūre, 'prakṛtira' nāma yadi śuni
tabahiṅ vikāra pāya mora tanu-mana
prakṛti-darśane sthira haya kon jana?"


SYNONYMS

āmi—I; ta'-certainly; sannyāsī—in the renounced order of life; āpanāre—Myself; virakta kari'-having renounced everything; māni—I consider; darśana rahu dūre—what to speak of seeing; prakṛtira—of a woman; nāma—name; yadi—if; śuni—I hear; tabahiṅ—immediately; vikāra—transformation; pāya—gets; mora—My; tanu-mana—mind and body; prakṛti-darśane—by seeing a woman; sthira—steady; haya—is; kon jana—what person.


TRANSLATION

"I am a sannyāsī," He said, "and I certainly consider Myself renounced. But not to speak of seeing a woman, if I even hear the name of a woman, I feel changes in My mind and body. Therefore who could remain unmoved by the sight of a woman? It is very difficult.