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==== TEXT 18 ==== | ==== TEXT 18 ==== | ||
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niyacched viṣayebhyo 'kṣān | :niyacched viṣayebhyo 'kṣān | ||
manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ | :manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ | ||
manaḥ karmabhir ākṣiptaṁ | :manaḥ karmabhir ākṣiptaṁ | ||
śubhārthe dhārayed dhiyā | :śubhārthe dhārayed dhiyā | ||
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==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
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''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=niyacchet&tab=syno_o&ds=1 niyacchet]'' — withdraw; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viṣayebhyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viṣayebhyaḥ]'' — from sense engagements; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=akṣān&tab=syno_o&ds=1 akṣān]'' — the senses; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=manasā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 manasā]'' — by dint of the mind; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=buddhi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 buddhi]'' — intelligence; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sārathiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sārathiḥ]'' — driver; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=manaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 manaḥ]'' — the mind; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karmabhiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karmabhiḥ]'' — by the fruitive work; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ākṣiptam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ākṣiptam]'' — being absorbed in; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śubha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śubha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arthe&tab=syno_o&ds=1 arthe]'' — for the sake of the Lord; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhārayet&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dhārayet]'' — hold up; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhiyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dhiyā]'' — in full consciousness. | |||
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Gradually, as the mind becomes progressively spiritualized, withdraw it from sense activities, and by intelligence the senses will be controlled. The mind too absorbed in material activities can be engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead and become fixed in full transcendental consciousness. | Gradually, as the mind becomes progressively spiritualized, withdraw it from sense activities, and by intelligence the senses will be controlled. The mind too absorbed in material activities can be engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead and become fixed in full transcendental consciousness. | ||
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The first process of spiritualizing the mind by mechanical chanting of the praṇava (oṁkāra) and by control of the breathing system is technically called the mystic or yogic process of prāṇāyāma, or fully controlling the breathing air. The ultimate state of this prāṇāyāma system is to be fixed in trance, technically called samādhi. But experience has proven that even the samādhi stage also fails to control the materially absorbed mind. For example, the great mystic Viśvāmitra Muni, even in the stage of samadhi, became a victim of the senses and cohabited with Menakā. History has already recorded this. The mind, although ceasing to think of sensual activities at present, remembers past sensual activities from the subconscious status and thus disturbs one from cent percent engagement in self-realization. Therefore, Śukadeva Gosvāmī recommends the next step of assured policy, namely to fix one's mind in the service of the Personality of Godhead. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also recommends this direct process in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 6.47]]). Thus, the mind being spiritually cleansed, one should at once engage himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord by the different devotional activities of hearing, chanting, etc. If performed under proper guidance, that is the surest path of progress, even for the disturbed mind. | The first process of spiritualizing the mind by mechanical chanting of the ''praṇava'' (''oṁkāra'') and by control of the breathing system is technically called the mystic or yogic process of ''prāṇāyāma'', or fully controlling the breathing air. The ultimate state of this ''prāṇāyāma'' system is to be fixed in trance, technically called ''samādhi''. But experience has proven that even the ''samādhi'' stage also fails to control the materially absorbed mind. For example, the great mystic Viśvāmitra Muni, even in the stage of ''samadhi'', became a victim of the senses and cohabited with Menakā. History has already recorded this. The mind, although ceasing to think of sensual activities at present, remembers past sensual activities from the subconscious status and thus disturbs one from cent percent engagement in self-realization. Therefore, Śukadeva Gosvāmī recommends the next step of assured policy, namely to fix one's mind in the service of the Personality of Godhead. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also recommends this direct process in the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 6.47 (1972)|BG 6.47]]). Thus, the mind being spiritually cleansed, one should at once engage himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord by the different devotional activities of hearing, chanting, etc. If performed under proper guidance, that is the surest path of progress, even for the disturbed mind. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 17 February 2024
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- niyacched viṣayebhyo 'kṣān
- manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ
- manaḥ karmabhir ākṣiptaṁ
- śubhārthe dhārayed dhiyā
SYNONYMS
niyacchet — withdraw; viṣayebhyaḥ — from sense engagements; akṣān — the senses; manasā — by dint of the mind; buddhi — intelligence; sārathiḥ — driver; manaḥ — the mind; karmabhiḥ — by the fruitive work; ākṣiptam — being absorbed in; śubha-arthe — for the sake of the Lord; dhārayet — hold up; dhiyā — in full consciousness.
TRANSLATION
Gradually, as the mind becomes progressively spiritualized, withdraw it from sense activities, and by intelligence the senses will be controlled. The mind too absorbed in material activities can be engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead and become fixed in full transcendental consciousness.
PURPORT
The first process of spiritualizing the mind by mechanical chanting of the praṇava (oṁkāra) and by control of the breathing system is technically called the mystic or yogic process of prāṇāyāma, or fully controlling the breathing air. The ultimate state of this prāṇāyāma system is to be fixed in trance, technically called samādhi. But experience has proven that even the samādhi stage also fails to control the materially absorbed mind. For example, the great mystic Viśvāmitra Muni, even in the stage of samadhi, became a victim of the senses and cohabited with Menakā. History has already recorded this. The mind, although ceasing to think of sensual activities at present, remembers past sensual activities from the subconscious status and thus disturbs one from cent percent engagement in self-realization. Therefore, Śukadeva Gosvāmī recommends the next step of assured policy, namely to fix one's mind in the service of the Personality of Godhead. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, also recommends this direct process in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 6.47). Thus, the mind being spiritually cleansed, one should at once engage himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord by the different devotional activities of hearing, chanting, etc. If performed under proper guidance, that is the surest path of progress, even for the disturbed mind.