mÄtrÄ svasrÄ duhitrÄ vÄ
nÄ viviktÄsano bhavet
balavÄn indriya-grÄmo
vidvÄá¹sam api kará¹£ati

 mÄtrÄ - with one's mother; svasrÄ - with one's sister; duhitrÄ - with one's daughter;  - or;  - not; vivikta-Äsanaḥ - sitting together; bhavet - there should be; balavÄn - very strong; indriya-grÄmaḥ - the group of senses; vidvÄá¹sam - a person with knowledge of liberation; api - even; kará¹£ati - attract.


Text

“ ‘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 knowledge.’

Purport

This verse appears in the Manu-saá¹hitÄ (2.215) and ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (9.19.17).