62 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 12

laziness, always busy; sraddadhanah—possessing full faith in the in-
structions of the sdstra and the spiritual master; jita-indriyah—having
full control over the senses; ydvat-artham—as much as necessary;
vyavaharet—should behave externally; strisu—unto women; stri-
nirjitesu—men who are henpecked, controlled by women; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

A brahmacari should be quite well behaved and gentle and
should not eat or collect more than necessary. He must always be
active and expert, fully believing in the instructions of the spiri-
tual master and the Sastra. Fully controlling his senses, he should
associate only as much as necessary with women or those con-
trolled by women.

PURPORT

A brahmacari should be very careful not to mix with women or with
men addicted to women. Although when he goes out to beg alms it is
necessary to talk with women and with men very much attached to
women, this association should be very short, and he should talk with
them only about begging alms, and not more. A brahmacari should be
very careful in associating with men who are attached to women.

TEXT 7

THI TATA «= TERT: |
gtxent sareitt aecaty TAHA: Hho tl

varjayet pramadé-gatham
agrhastho brhad-vratah

indriyani pramathini
haranty api yater manah

varjayet—must give up; pramadd-gatham—talking with women;
agrhasthah—a person who has not accepted the grhastha-dsrama (a
brahmacari or sannyasi); brhat-vratah—invariably observing the vow
of celibacy; indriyani—the senses; pramathini—almost always uncon-
querable; haranti—take away; api—even; yateh—of the sannydsi;
manah—the mind.
