सूक्तिमुक्तावली - बन्धनं

कान्तापुत्राभावे प्रसह्य मोहेन कस्यचित्पुत्रम्
    श्वानं शुकं हरिं वा सम्पाल्याप्यात्मबन्धनं कुरुते ।
कुरुते न चात्मबन्धोः कथारतिं श्री हरेर्विषय दृष्टिः
    दुग्धतृषं तक्रेण हि मायावशतः सुनिपुणोऽपि ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

kAntA putra abhAve prasahya mohena kasyachit putram
    shvAnam shukam harim vA sampAlya api aatmabandhanam kurute ।
kurute na cha aatmabandhoH kathAratim shRIH hareH viShaya dRuShTiH
    dugdha tRuSham takreNa hi mAyAvashataH sunipuNo api ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

When people are free from wife and children, they are free from all bondages. But such people will create more bondages with somebody else's children, or a dog, or a parrot, or a monkey. They will not create bondage with God by listening to the stories of Vishnu and Lakshmi. This is like trying to quench the thirst for milk by drinking curd. It is surprising that even learned and knowledgeable people do this.

- Suktimuktavali