Bhagavata Purana 5.5.8
Srimad Bhagavatam · 5 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
पुंस: स्त्रिया मिथुनीभावमेतं तयोर्मिथो हृदयग्रन्थिमाहु: । अतो गृहक्षेत्रसुताप्तवित्तै- र्जनस्य मोहोऽयमहं ममेति ॥ ८ ॥
puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etaṁ tayor mitho hṛdaya-granthim āhuḥ ato gṛha-kṣetra-sutāpta-vittair janasya moho ’yam ahaṁ mameti
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The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence. On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life’s illusions and thinks in terms of “I and mine.”