The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence. On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life’s illusions and thinks in terms of “I and mine.”
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
पुंसः स्त्रिया मिथुनीभावमेतं तयोर्मिथो हृदयग्रन्थिमाहुः । अतो गृहक्षेत्रसुताप्तवित्तै- र्जनस्यमोहोऽयमहं ममेति
puṃsaḥ striyā mithunībhāvametaṃ tayormitho hṛdayagranthimāhuḥ | ato gṛhakṣetrasutāptavittai- rjanasyamoho'yamahaṃ mameti
SB 5.5.8