saḿstabhyātmānam
ātmanā
SYNONYMS
evam
— thus; buddheḥ
— to
intelligence; param
— superior; buddhvā
— knowing; saḿstabhya
— by steadying; ātmānam — the mind; ātmanā
— by deliberate intelligence; jahi — conquer; śatrum
— the enemy; mahā-bāho
— O
mighty-armed one; kāma-rūpam
— in
the form of lust; durāsadam — formidable.
TRANSLATION
Thus
knowing oneself to be transcendental to the material senses, mind and
intelligence, O mighty-armed Arjuna, one should steady the mind by
deliberate spiritual intelligence [Kṛṣṇa consciousness] and thus — by
spiritual strength — conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.
PURPORT
This
Third Chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā is conclusively directive to Kṛṣṇa
consciousness by knowing oneself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, without considering impersonal voidness the ultimate
end. In the material existence of life, one is certainly influenced by
propensities for lust and desire for dominating the resources of material
nature. Desire for overlording and for sense gratification is the greatest
enemy of the conditioned soul; but by the strength of Kṛṣṇa
consciousness, one can control the material senses, the mind and the
intelligence. One may not give up work and prescribed duties all of a sudden;
but by gradually developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one can be situated
in a transcendental position without being influenced by the material senses
and the mind — by steady intelligence directed toward one's pure identity. This
is the sum total of this chapter. In the immature stage of material existence,
philosophical speculations and artificial attempts to control the senses by the
so-called practice of yogic postures can never help a man toward spiritual
life. He must be trained in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by higher
intelligence.
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