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bhayaṁ pramattasya vaneṣv api syād | :bhayaṁ pramattasya vaneṣv api syād | ||
yataḥ sa āste saha-ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ | :yataḥ sa āste saha-ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ | ||
jitendriyasyātma-rater budhasya | :jitendriyasyātma-rater budhasya | ||
gṛhāśramaḥ kiṁ nu karoty avadyam | :gṛhāśramaḥ kiṁ nu karoty avadyam | ||
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''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhayam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhayam]'' — fear; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pramattasya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pramattasya]'' — of one who is bewildered; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vaneṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vaneṣu]'' — in forests; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=api&tab=syno_o&ds=1 api]'' — even; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=syāt&tab=syno_o&ds=1 syāt]'' — there must be; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yataḥ]'' — because; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saḥ]'' — he (one who is not self-controlled); ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āste&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āste]'' — is existing; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saha]'' — with; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ṣaṭ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ṣaṭ]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sapatnaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sapatnaḥ]'' — six co-wives; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jita&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jita]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=indriyasya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 indriyasya]'' — for one who has already conquered the senses; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rateḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rateḥ]'' — self-satisfied; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=budhasya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 budhasya]'' — for such a learned man; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gṛha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gṛha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āśramaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āśramaḥ]'' — household life; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kim&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kim]'' — what; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nu]'' — indeed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karoti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karoti]'' — can do; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avadyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avadyam]'' — harm. | |||
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Even if he goes from forest to forest, one who is not self-controlled must always fear material bondage because he is living with six co-wives—the mind and knowledge-acquiring senses. Even householder life, however, cannot harm a self-satisfied, learned man who has conquered his senses. | Even if he goes from forest to forest, one who is not self-controlled must always fear material bondage because he is living with six co-wives—the mind and knowledge-acquiring senses. Even householder life, however, cannot harm a self-satisfied, learned man who has conquered his senses. | ||
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Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, gṛhe vā vanete thāke, 'hā gaurāṅga' bale ḍāke: whether one is situated in the forest or at home, if he is engaged in the devotional service of Lord Caitanya, he is a liberated person. Here this is also repeated. For one who has not controlled his senses, going to the forest to become a so-called yogī is meaningless. Because his uncontrolled mind and senses are going with him, he cannot achieve anything, even by giving up household life and staying in the forest. Formerly many mercantile men from the up-country of India used to go to Bengal, and thus there is a familiar saying, "If you go to Bengal, your fortune will go with you." Our first concern, therefore, should be to control the senses, and since the senses cannot be controlled unless engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, our most important duty is to engage the senses in devotional service. Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate: ([[CC Madhya 19.170]]) bhakti means engagement of the purified senses in the service of the Lord. | Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, ''gṛhe vā vanete thāke, 'hā gaurāṅga' bale ḍāke'': whether one is situated in the forest or at home, if he is engaged in the devotional service of Lord Caitanya, he is a liberated person. Here this is also repeated. For one who has not controlled his senses, going to the forest to become a so-called ''yogī'' is meaningless. Because his uncontrolled mind and senses are going with him, he cannot achieve anything, even by giving up household life and staying in the forest. Formerly many mercantile men from the up-country of India used to go to Bengal, and thus there is a familiar saying, "If you go to Bengal, your fortune will go with you." Our first concern, therefore, should be to control the senses, and since the senses cannot be controlled unless engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, our most important duty is to engage the senses in devotional service. ''Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate:'' ([[CC Madhya 19.170]]) bhakti means engagement of the purified senses in the service of the Lord. | ||
Herein Lord Brahmā indicates that instead of going to the forest with uncontrolled senses, it is better and more secure to engage the senses in the service of the Lord. Even household life can do no harm to a self-controlled person acting in this way; it cannot force him into material bondage. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has further enunciated this position: | Herein Lord Brahmā indicates that instead of going to the forest with uncontrolled senses, it is better and more secure to engage the senses in the service of the Lord. Even household life can do no harm to a self-controlled person acting in this way; it cannot force him into material bondage. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has further enunciated this position: | ||
:īhā yasya harer dāsye | :''īhā yasya harer dāsye | ||
:karmaṇā manasā girā | :karmaṇā manasā girā | ||
:nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu | :nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu | ||
:jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate | :jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate'' | ||
"Regardless of one's circumstances, if one fully engages his activities, mind and words in the devotional service of the Lord, he should be understood to be a liberated person." Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was a responsible officer and a householder, yet his service to the cause of expanding the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is unique. Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says, durdāntendriya-kāla-sarpa-paṭalī protkhāta-daṁṣṭrāyate. The sense organs are certainly our greatest enemies, and they are therefore compared to venomous serpents. However, if a venomous serpent is bereft of its poison fangs, it is no longer fearful. Similarly, if the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, there is no need to fear their activities. The devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement move within this material world, but because their senses are fully engaged in the service of the Lord, they are always aloof from the material world. They are always living in a transcendental position. | "Regardless of one's circumstances, if one fully engages his activities, mind and words in the devotional service of the Lord, he should be understood to be a liberated person." Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was a responsible officer and a householder, yet his service to the cause of expanding the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is unique. Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says, ''durdāntendriya-kāla-sarpa-paṭalī protkhāta-daṁṣṭrāyate''. The sense organs are certainly our greatest enemies, and they are therefore compared to venomous serpents. However, if a venomous serpent is bereft of its poison fangs, it is no longer fearful. Similarly, if the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, there is no need to fear their activities. The devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement move within this material world, but because their senses are fully engaged in the service of the Lord, they are always aloof from the material world. They are always living in a transcendental position. | ||
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- bhayaṁ pramattasya vaneṣv api syād
- yataḥ sa āste saha-ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ
- jitendriyasyātma-rater budhasya
- gṛhāśramaḥ kiṁ nu karoty avadyam
SYNONYMS
bhayam — fear; pramattasya — of one who is bewildered; vaneṣu — in forests; api — even; syāt — there must be; yataḥ — because; saḥ — he (one who is not self-controlled); āste — is existing; saha — with; ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ — six co-wives; jita-indriyasya — for one who has already conquered the senses; ātma-rateḥ — self-satisfied; budhasya — for such a learned man; gṛha-āśramaḥ — household life; kim — what; nu — indeed; karoti — can do; avadyam — harm.
TRANSLATION
Even if he goes from forest to forest, one who is not self-controlled must always fear material bondage because he is living with six co-wives—the mind and knowledge-acquiring senses. Even householder life, however, cannot harm a self-satisfied, learned man who has conquered his senses.
PURPORT
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, gṛhe vā vanete thāke, 'hā gaurāṅga' bale ḍāke: whether one is situated in the forest or at home, if he is engaged in the devotional service of Lord Caitanya, he is a liberated person. Here this is also repeated. For one who has not controlled his senses, going to the forest to become a so-called yogī is meaningless. Because his uncontrolled mind and senses are going with him, he cannot achieve anything, even by giving up household life and staying in the forest. Formerly many mercantile men from the up-country of India used to go to Bengal, and thus there is a familiar saying, "If you go to Bengal, your fortune will go with you." Our first concern, therefore, should be to control the senses, and since the senses cannot be controlled unless engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, our most important duty is to engage the senses in devotional service. Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate: (CC Madhya 19.170) bhakti means engagement of the purified senses in the service of the Lord.
Herein Lord Brahmā indicates that instead of going to the forest with uncontrolled senses, it is better and more secure to engage the senses in the service of the Lord. Even household life can do no harm to a self-controlled person acting in this way; it cannot force him into material bondage. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has further enunciated this position:
- īhā yasya harer dāsye
- karmaṇā manasā girā
- nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu
- jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate
"Regardless of one's circumstances, if one fully engages his activities, mind and words in the devotional service of the Lord, he should be understood to be a liberated person." Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura was a responsible officer and a householder, yet his service to the cause of expanding the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is unique. Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says, durdāntendriya-kāla-sarpa-paṭalī protkhāta-daṁṣṭrāyate. The sense organs are certainly our greatest enemies, and they are therefore compared to venomous serpents. However, if a venomous serpent is bereft of its poison fangs, it is no longer fearful. Similarly, if the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, there is no need to fear their activities. The devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement move within this material world, but because their senses are fully engaged in the service of the Lord, they are always aloof from the material world. They are always living in a transcendental position.