Text 120) The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa 181

TRANSLATION

“ ‘One should not sit closely with one’s mother, sister or daughter, for the
senses are so strong that they may attract even a person advanced in knowl-
edge.’

PURPORT

This verse appears in the Manu-sarnhité (2.215) and Srimad-Bhagavatam
(9.19.17).

TEXT 120

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ksudra-jiva saba markata-vairagya kariya
indriya caraéfia bule ‘prakrti’ sambhasiya”

SYNONYMS

ksudra-jiva—poor living entities; saba—all; markata vairagya—a renounced life
like that of a monkey; kariya—accepting; indriya caréha—satisfying the senses;
bule—wander here and there; prakrti sambhdsiya—talking intimately with
women.

TRANSLATION

“There are many persons with little in their possession who accept the
renounced order of life like monkeys. They go here and there engaging in
sense gratification and speaking intimately with women.”

PURPORT

One should strictly follow the regulative principles, namely no illicit sex, no
meat-eating, no intoxication and no gambling, and in this way one should make
progress in spiritual life. If an unfit person sentimentally accepts vairagya or takes
sannydsa but at the same time remains attached to women, he is in a very
dangerous position. His renunciation is called markata-vairégya, or renunciation
like that of a monkey. The monkey lives in the forest, eats fruit and does not even
cover itself with a cloth. In this way it resembles a saint, but the monkey always
thinks of female monkeys and sometimes keeps dozens of them for sexual inter-
course. This is called markata-vairagya. Therefore one who is unfit should not ac-
cept the renounced order of life. One who accepts the order of sannydsa but
again becomes agitated by sensual disturbances and talks privately with women is
