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Chapter 6
Link:—In the next verse, Arjuna describes the restless nature of mind, with the help of an illustration.
cancalam hi manah krsna pramathi balavaddrdham
tasyaham nigraham manye vayoriva suduskaram
The mind, verily is, 0 Krsna, restless, turbulent, obstinate powerful therefore, I consider it as difficult to control, as the wind. 34
Comment:—
Cancalam hi manah krsna pramathi balavaddrdham:—Atuna addresses the Lord as Krsna, because He has the power of attraction. So, He should attract his mind and concentrate it on Him, because it is very difficult for him to control it, as it is unsteady and restless. Besides being restless, it is turbulent, it distracts a striver from the right course. Moreover, it is obstinate and strong.
According to Lord Krsna, "Desire has five locals: the senses, mind, intellect, sense-objects and self' (Gita 3/40, 3/34, 2/59). Actually desire (Kama) vests, in the embodied Self, but it seems to reside, in senses, mind and intellect etc. Unless it is removed from the self, it appears in the senses and mind etc., from time to time. But, when it is destroyed from the self, it does not appear anywhere. This proves, that so long as desire subsists in the self, the mind torments a striver. Therefore, the mind has been called turbulent. Similarly, the senses torment the mind, of a striver. So, the mind has been called turbulent, in the sixtieth verse of the second chapter. It means that when desire appears in the mind and senses, it torments the striver and does not allow him to remain established, in the self.
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