dekhi' trÄsa upajila saba bhakta-gaṇe
svapne-ha chÄá¸ila sabe strÄ«-sambhÄá¹£aṇe
dekhi' - seeing; trÄsa - an atmosphere of fear; upajila - grew; saba bhakta-gaṇe - among all the devotees; svapne-ha - even in dreams; chÄá¸ila - gave up; sabe - all; strÄ«-sambhÄá¹£aṇe - talk with women.
After all the devotees saw this example, a mentality of fear grew among them. Therefore they all stopped talking with women, even in dreams.
In connection with strÄ«-sambhÄsaṇa, talking with women, ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura says that talking with women for the purpose of mingling with them for sense gratification, subtle or gross, is strictly prohibited. CÄṇakya Paṇá¸ita, the great moral instructor, says, mÄtá¹›-vat para-dÄreá¹£u. Thus not only a person in the renounced order or one engaged in devotional service but everyone should avoid mingling with women. One should consider another’s wife his mother.
