Chapter 14
स्त्रीणां स्त्रीसङ्गिनां सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा दूरत आत्मवान् । क्षेमे विविक्त आसीनश्चिन्तयेन्मामतन्द्रित: ॥ २९ ॥
Transliteration
strīṇāṁ strī-saṅgināṁ saṅgaṁ tyaktvā dūrata ātmavān kṣeme vivikta āsīnaś cintayen mām atandritaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
strīṇām — of women; strī — to women; saṅginām — of those who are attached or intimately associated; saṅgam — association; tyaktvā — giving up; dūrataḥ — far away; ātma-vān — being conscious of the self; kṣeme — fearless; vivikte — in a separated or isolated place; āsīnaḥ — sitting; cintayet — one should concentrate; mām — on Me; atandritaḥ — with great care.
Translation
“Being conscious of the eternal self, one should give up association with women and those intimately associated with women. Sitting fearlessly in a solitary place, one should concentrate the mind on Me with great attention.”