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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 9]
trpyanti neha krpaṇā bahu-duḥkha-bhājaḥ kaṇḍūtivan manasijaṁ viṣaheta dhīraḥ
yat —that which (is meant for material sense gratification);  maithuna-ādi —represented by talking of sex, reading sexual literature or enjoying sex life (at home or outside, as in a club);  gṛhamedhi-sukham —all types of material happiness based on attachment to family, society, friendship, etc.;  hi —indeed;  tuccham —insignificant;  kaṇḍūyanena —with the itching;  karayoḥ —of the two hands (to relieve the itching);  iva —like;  duḥkha-duḥkham —different types of unhappiness (into which one is put after such itching sense gratification);  trpyanti —become satisfied;  na —never;  iha —in material sense gratification;  krpaṇāḥ —the foolish persons;  bahu-duḥkha-bhājaḥ —subjected to various types of material unhappiness;  kaṇḍūti-vat —if one can learn from such itching;  manasijam —which is simply a mental concoction (actually there is no happiness);  viṣaheta —and tolerates (such itching);  dhīraḥ —(he can become) a most perfect, sober person.
TRANSLATION
Sex life is compared to the rubbing of two hands to relieve an itch.  Gṛhamedhis, so-called gṛhasthas who have no spiritual knowledge, think that this itching is the greatest platform of happiness, although actually it is a source of distress. The krpaṇas, the fools who are just the opposite of brāhmaṇas, are not satisfied by repeated sensuous enjoyment. Those who are dhīra, however, who are sober and who tolerate this itching, are not subjected to the sufferings of fools and rascals.
PURPORT
Materialists think that sexual indulgence is the greatest happiness in this material world, and therefore they make elaborate plans to satisfy their senses, especially the genitals. This is generally found everywhere, and specifically found in the Western world, where there are regular arrangements to satisfy sex life in different ways. Actually, however, this has not made anyone happy. Even the hippies, who have given up all the materialistic comforts of their fathers and grandfathers, cannot give up the sensational happiness of sex life. Such persons are described here as