Bhagavatapurana 5.14.18

5.14.18

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kvacid gṛhāśrama-karma-codanāti-bhara-girim ārurukṣamāṇo loka-vyasana-karṣita-manāḥ kaṇṭaka-śarkarā-kṣetraṃ praviśann iva sīdati //

18. Sometimes he proposes to himself the work of climbing up the hill of extensive duties (of completely doing all the duties) enjoined upon the house-holder, but his mind being distracted by the worldly passions, he languishes with pain like one walking on a ground full of thorns and sharp-edged gravel.