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if you take such risks, the mind is bound to get occupied in
negative thoughts.” As a result, following celibacy on tithidays
and even in old age will become difficult.

Lesson to be learnt :

If you wish to save yourself, then you need to think on these
lines, “Till when will I have to satisfy these greedy senses
which are craving since endless times ? Its hunger is such
that it will not get satisfied. On the contrary, as you delight
yourself with sensual pleasures, your liking and attachment
towards them will strengthen which will eventually increase
your desires. Sitting amidst a crowd, you get tempted to throw
a quick glance at the pretty woman sitting in the corner. You
see her for a moment and immediately pull your eyes back.
But instinctively your eyes will go there again and then they
may get tempted to look at other women too and get delighted.
If mere sight can prove to be so harmful, then imagine the
consequences of the desire to touch. A woman’s sight and
touch drives one crazy and makes the mind so weak that it
cannot concentrate on the Almighty Paramatma. Even after
worshipping God and singing devotional songs, the mind will
remain hard and indifferent.

It is dreadful to become a slave to these greedy senses.

The shepherd got attracted to Kamlata :

The shepherd had saved Kamlata from getting drowned and
got her to his hut in an unconscious state. He had seen her in
dripping wet clothes and had experienced her delicate touch.
Additionally, he was trying to revive her by providing her
warmth and was continuously staring at her. He was now
attracted by her beauty and wished to make her his wife. He
asked her, “Who are you ? How did you get dragged away
in this water ?”

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