Chapter 2, Verse 60
Sankhya Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
yatataḥ—while practicing self-control; hi—for; api—even; kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti; puruṣhasya—of a person; vipaśhchitaḥ—one endowed with discrimination; indriyāṇi—the senses; pramāthīni—turbulent; haranti—carry away; prasabham—forcibly; manaḥ—the mind
English translation
The turbulent senses, O Arjuna, can violently carry away the mind of a wise person, even though they are striving to control them.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
The aspirant should first bring the senses under his control. The senses are like horses. If you keep the horses under your perfect control you can reach your destinaton safely. Turbulent horses will throw you down on the way. Even so the turbulent senses will hurl you down into the objects of the senses and you cannot reach your spiritual destination; viz.; Param Dhama (the supreme abode) or the abode of eternal peace and immortality or Moksha (final liberation). (Cf. III.33V.14).
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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