Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 30
Bhakti as the Supreme Process; Detachment and the Rudiments of Meditation
न तथास्य भवेत् क्लेशो बन्धश्चान्यप्रसङ्गत: । योषित्सङ्गाद् यथा पुंसो यथा तत्सङ्गिसङ्गत: ॥ ३० ॥
na tathāsya bhavet kleśo bandhaś cānya-prasaṅgataḥ yoṣit-saṅgād yathā puṁso yathā tat-saṅgi-saṅgataḥ
ในบรรดาความทุกข์และพันธนาการทั้งหลายที่เกิดจากความยึดติดต่าง ๆ ไม่มีสิ่งใดสำหรับบุรุษจะหนักหนาเท่าความยึดติดในสตรี และการคลุกคลีใกล้ชิดกับผู้ที่ยึดติดในสตรี
One should make a great endeavor to give up intimate contact with women and those fond of women. A learned gentleman will automatically be on guard if placed in intimate contact with lusty women. In the company of lusty men, however, the same man may engage in all kinds of social dealings and thus be contaminated by their polluted mentality. Association with lusty men is often more dangerous than association with women and should be avoided by all means. There are innumerable verses in the Bhāgavatam describing the intoxication of material lust. Suffice it to say that a lusty man becomes exactly like a dancing dog and, by the influence of Cupid, loses all gravity, intelligence and direction in life. The Lord warns here that one who surrenders to the illusory form of a woman suffers unbearably in this life and the next.
FAQs
This verse warns that the most binding and painful form of attachment is sensual association (yoṣit-saṅga) and even the company of those absorbed in it; therefore one should carefully choose uplifting, devotional association.
In the Uddhava Gita, Kṛṣṇa prepares Uddhava for life centered on devotion and inner freedom; He highlights how lust-driven association creates bondage and diverts the mind from bhakti and self-realization.
Avoid environments, media, and friendships that intensify lust and distraction; seek sādhus, satsanga, and habits that strengthen self-control, remembrance of Kṛṣṇa, and steady devotional practice.