Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 67

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

tāni sarvāṇi saṁyamya yukta āsīta matparaḥ | vaśe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā || 61 ||                                                  61. Having controlled all the senses, one should abide in the state of meditation, having Me as Supreme [goal]; for, one who has controlled his senses, wisdom is firmly established. Commentary With a desire to overcome this mutual dependence between the subduing of the senses and Self-realisation, one has to conquer the senses which are difficult to subdue on account of attachment to sense-objects. So, focussing the mind on Me who am the only worthy object for meditation, let one remain steadfast. When the mind is focussed on Me, it becomes purified by the burning away of all mental impurities and becomes free from attachment to the senses. It is then able to bring the senses under control. With the senses under control the mind will be able to experience the Self. As it is said in Vishnu Purana:— 'As the leaping fire fanned by the wind burns away a forest of dry trees, so Vishnu, who is in the hearts of all the Yogins, destroys all the hindrances to self-realisation.'