Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 174

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 2 Curiosity About Action यततो ह्रापि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चित:। इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मन:॥60॥ तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्पर:। वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता॥61॥ [ “O son of Kunti, men ought to subdue their senses which seize forcibly even wise and striving minds, and devote themselves to me with perfect concentration, because only that man’s mind is unwavering who has achieved control of his senses.” ] Mutinous senses ravish even discerning and active minds, and undo their steadiness. So with full control over his senses, equipped with yog and devotion, Arjun should find shelter in God, of whom Krishn is an incarnation, for that man alone has a firm mind who has subdued his senses. Here Yogeshwar Krishn explains what ought to be prevented in the course of worship, as also the components of spiritual seeking which it is the duty of men to undertake. Restraint and prohibition alone cannot subdue the senses. Along with negation of senses there must also be incessant contemplation of the desired God. In the absence of such reflection, the mind will be preoccupied with material objects, the evil consequence of which we see in the words of Krishn himself.