Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.39
SB 3.31.39
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saṅgaṁ na kuryāt pramadāsu jātu yogasya pāraṁ param ārurukṣuḥ mat-sevayā pratilabdhātma-lābho vadanti yā niraya-dvāram asya
Translation
One who aspires to reach the culmination of yoga and has realized his self by rendering service unto Me should never associate with an attractive woman, for such a woman is declared in the scripture to be the gateway to hell for the advancing devotee.