Only a devotee can escape the lures of woman...

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It is sometimes understood that a person becomes lusty just by hearing the

tinkling of bangles on the hands of women or the tinkling of ankle bells, or

just by seeing a woman's sari. Thus it is concluded that woman is the complete

representation of maya. Although Visvamitra Muni was engaged in practicing

mystic yoga with closed eyes, his transcendental meditation was broken when he

heard the tinkling of bangles on the hands of Menaka. In this way Visvamitra

Muni became a victim of Menaka and fathered a child who is universally

celebrated as Sakuntala. The conclusion is that no one can save himself from

the attraction of woman, even though he be an exalted demigod or an inhabitant

of the higher planets. Only a devotee of the Lord, who is attracted by KŠa,

can escape the lures of woman. Once one is attracted by KŠa, the illusory

energy of the world cannot attract him. (4.24.12 purport)