64
Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 12]
TRANSLATION
If the wife of the spiritual master is young, a young brahmacārī should not allow her to care for his hair, massage his body with oil, or bathe him with affection like a mother.
PURPORT
The relationship between the student or disciple and the wife of the spiritual master or teacher is like that between son and mother. A mother sometimes cares for her son by combing his hair, massaging his body with oil, or bathing him. Similarly, the wife of the teacher is also a mother ( guru-patnī ), and therefore she may also care for the disciple in a motherly way. If the wife of the teacher is a young woman, however, a young  brahmacārī  should not allow such a mother to touch him. This is strictly prohibited. There are seven kinds of mothers:
ātma-mātā guroḥ patnī  
 brāhmaṇī rāja-patnikā  
 dhenur dhātrī tathā pṛthvī  
 saptaitā mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ
These mothers are the original mother, the wife of the teacher or spiritual master, the wife of a  brāhmaṇa , the king's wife, the cow, the nurse and the earth. Unnecessary association with women, even with one's mother, sister or daughter, is strictly prohibited. This is human civilization. A civilization that allows men to mix unrestrictedly with women is an animal civilization. In Kali-yuga, people are extremely liberal, but mixing with women and talking with them as equals actually constitutes an uncivilized way of life.
TEXT 9
नन्वग्निः प्रमदा नाम घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान् ।  
 सुतामपि रहो जह्यादन्यदा यावदथकृत् ॥ ९ ॥
nanv agniḥ pramadā nāma  
 ghṛta-kumbha-samaḥ pumān  
 sutām api raho jahyād  
 anyadā yāvad-artha-kṛt