# Cc. Madhya 24.99 > ‘দুঃসঙ্গ’ কহিয়ে — ‘কৈতব’, ‘আত্মবঞ্চনা’ । > কৃষ্ণ, কৃষ্ণভক্তি বিনু অন্য কামনা ॥৯৯॥ ## Text > 'duḥsaṅga' kahiye—'kaitava', 'ātma-vañcanā' > kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinu anya kāmanā ## Synonyms *duḥsaṅga*—bad, unwanted association; *kahiye*—I say; *kaitava*—cheating; *ātma-vañcanā*—cheating oneself; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *kṛṣṇa-bhakti*—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; *vinu*—without; *anya*—other; *kāmanā*—desires. ## Translation **"Cheating oneself and cheating others is called kaitava. Associating with cheaters is called duḥsaṅga, bad association. Those who desire things other than Kṛṣṇa's service are also called duḥsaṅga, bad association.**