Bhagavatapurana 10.20.16

10.20.16

mārgā babhūvuḥ sandigdhās tṛṇaiś channā hy asaṃskṛtāḥ /
nābhyasyamānāḥ śrutayo dvijaiḥ kālena cāhatāḥ //

16. D. The illustration indicates that the sacred literature should be constantly and intensely studied. 17. To clouds that are friends of the world lightning bore but a fickle attachment, just as women seeking after pleasure bear no constant love to men of merit.