Chapter
2. Contents of the Gita Summarized
TEXT 60
yatato hy api kaunteya
purusasya vipascitah
indriyani pramathini
haranti prasabham manah
SYNONYMS
yatatah--while
endeavoring; hi--certainly; api--in
spite of; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; purusasya--of
the man; vipascitah--full of discriminating
knowledge; indriyani--the senses; pramathini--stimulated; haranti--throws
forcefully; prasabham--by force; manah--the
mind.
TRANSLATION
The
senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the
mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them.
PURPORT
There
are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer
the senses, but in spite of their endeavors, even the greatest of them
sometimes fall victim to material sense enjoyment due to the agitated mind.
Even Visvamitra, a great sage and perfect yogi, was
misled by Menaka into sex enjoyment, although the yogi was
endeavoring for sense control with severe types of penance and yoga practice.
And, of course, there are so many similar instances in the history of the
world. Therefore, it is very difficult to control the mind and the senses
without being fully Krsna conscious. Without engaging the mind in Krsna, one
cannot cease such material engagements. A practical example is given by Sri
Yamunacarya, a great saint and devotee, who says: "Since my mind has been
engaged in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, and I have been
enjoying an ever new transcendental humor, whenever I think of sex life with a
woman, my face at once turns from it, and I spit at the thought."
Krsna
consciousness is such a transcendentally nice thing that automatically material
enjoyment becomes distasteful. It is as if a hungry man had satisfied his
hunger by a sufficient quantity of nutritious eatables. Maharaja Ambarisa also
conquered a great yogi, Durvasa
Muni, simply because his mind was engaged in Krsna consciousness.
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