Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 39
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सङ्गं न कुर्यात्प्रमदासु जातु योगस्य पारं परमारुरुक्षु: । मत्सेवया प्रतिलब्धात्मलाभो वदन्ति या निरयद्वारमस्य ॥ ३९ ॥
saṅgaṁ na kuryāt pramadāsu jātu yogasya pāraṁ param ārurukṣuḥ mat-sevayā pratilabdhātma-lābho vadanti yā niraya-dvāram asya
Quien aspira a la cumbre del yoga y ha alcanzado la realización del ser sirviéndome, jamás debe asociarse con una mujer seductora; las escrituras la declaran la puerta del infierno para el devoto que avanza.
The culmination of yoga is full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is affirmed in Bhagavad-gītā: a person who is always thinking of Kṛṣṇa in devotion is the topmost of all yogīs. And in the Second Chapter of the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, it is also stated that when one becomes freed from material contamination by rendering devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can at that time understand the science of God.
FAQs
This verse warns that association driven by sensual attraction—especially indulgent attachment to women—prevents one from reaching the goal of yoga and is described by realized devotees as a doorway to hell.
Kapila is teaching Devahūti the path of liberation: steady bhakti and yoga require detachment from lust and sense-based relationships that bind the soul to repeated birth and death.
Cultivate respectful, dharmic relationships, avoid media and company that inflame lust, and redirect the mind through disciplined habits and devotional service (hearing, chanting, and serving the Lord).