Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 10
Mohinī-mūrti Distributes Amṛta; Rāhu is Severed; Results Differ by Shelter
सालावृकाणां स्त्रीणां च स्वैरिणीनां सुरद्विष: । सख्यान्याहुरनित्यानि नूत्नं नूत्नं विचिन्वताम् ॥ १० ॥
sālāvṛkāṇāṁ strīṇāṁ ca svairiṇīnāṁ sura-dviṣaḥ sakhyāny āhur anityāni nūtnaṁ nūtnaṁ vicinvatām
阿修羅たちよ。猿や山犬や犬が欲の交わりに定まりなく、日ごとに新しい相手を求めるように、勝手気ままに生きる女もまた日々新たな友を探す。そのような女との交わりは決して永続しない――これが賢者の見解である。
FAQs
This verse says such friendships are temporary—like those of jackals or the sensual-minded—because they constantly look for new association and pleasure.
Rāhu tried to claim a share among the devas; Mohinī rebukes the asuric mentality by pointing out the unreliability and self-interest that governs such alliances.
Choose relationships grounded in character, dharma, and devotion rather than novelty and gratification; cultivate steady association (satsaṅga) instead of chasing constant new excitement.