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uṣṭrāṇāṁ ca vivāheṣu gītaṁ gāyanti gardabhāḥ |
parasparaṁ praśaṁsanti aho rūpam aho dhvaniḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha)
“At the marriages of camels, donkeys sing songs, and they each praise one another, ‘What beauty! What tune! [i.e., the donkeys praise the “beauty” of the camels’ figures, and the camels praise the “tunes” in which the donkeys sing].’”
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sat-saṅge svarga-vāsa |
asat-saṅge sarva-nāśa ||
(Bengali saying)
“In the association of sādhus, residence in Svarga occurs [i.e., one feels as though one is in Svarga], while in the association of the asat, total ruination occurs [i.e., everything is spoiled].”
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saṅgo yaḥ saṁsṛter hetur asatsu vihito’dhiyā |
sa eva sādhuṣu kṛto niḥsaṅgatvāya kalpate ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.23.55)
“Association done out of ignorance with non-sādhus is the cause of transmigration [i.e., bondage in saṁsāra], yet with sādhus, it leads to detachment [i.e., liberation from saṁsāra].”
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na tathāsya bhaven moho bandhaś cānya-prasaṅgataḥ |
yoṣit-saṅgād yathā puṁso yathā tat-saṅgi-saṅgataḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.31.35; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.22.90)
“A man’s infatuation and bondage do not occur as a result of any other association the way they do as a result of association with women and association with those who associate with them.”
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saṅgaṁ na kuryāt pramadāsu jātu
yogasya pāraṁ param ārurukṣuḥ |
mat-sevayā pratilabdhātma-lābho
vadanti yā niraya-dvāram asya ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.31.39)
“Neither one desirous of ascending to the highest pinnacle of yoga nor one who has reached realization of the ātma through service to me should become attached to [atl., associate with] women, who the wise say are the door to hell for any man.”
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bhagavad-bhakti-hīnā ye mukhyā’santas ta eva hi |
teṣāṁ niṣṭhā śubhā kvāpi na syāt sac-caritair api ||
(Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.301)
“Those who are devoid of bhakti to Bhagavān are certainly the foremost of the impious (asat). Their destiny will never be auspiciousness, even if they are of noble conduct.”
Read on →: bhagavad-bhakti-hīnā ye