Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.99

'duḥsańga' kahiye — 'kaitava', 'ātma-vañcanā'

kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinu anya kāmanā

SYNONYMS

duḥsańga — bad, unwanted association; kahiye — I say; kaitava — cheating; ātma-vañcanā — cheating oneself; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; vinu — without; anya — other; kāmanā — desires.

TRANSLATION

"Cheating oneself and cheating others is called kaitava. Associating with those who cheat in this way is called duḥsańga, bad association. Those who desire things other than Kṛṣṇa's service are also called duḥsańga, bad association.

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