Ramayana
तपस्तेपे स धर्मात्मा स्वाध्यायनियतेन्द्रियः । गत्वाश्रमपदं तस्य विघ्नं कुर्वन्ति कन्यकाः ॥ 7-2-8 ॥
That righteous one, his senses restrained and devoted to the recitation of the Vedas, performed austerities there; but maidens, coming to his hermitage, would disturb him.
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