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TEXT 60 yatato hy api kaunteya
SYNONYMS  yatatah--while
endeavoring; hi--certainly; api--in spite of; kaunteya--O
son of Kunti; purusasya--of the man; vipascitah--full of
discriminating knowledge; indriyani--the senses; pramathini--stimulated;
haranti--throws
forcefully; prasabham--by force; manah--the mind.
TRANSLATION The senses
are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the
mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them.
PURPORT There are many
learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the
senses, but in spite of their endeavors, even the greatest of them sometimes
fall victim to material sense enjoyment due to the agitated mind. Even
Visvamitra, a great sage and perfect yogi, was misled by Menaka
into sex enjoyment, although the yogi was endeavoring for sense
control with severe types of penance and yoga practice. And, of
course, there are so many similar instances in the history of the world.
Therefore, it is very difficult to control the mind and the senses without
being fully Krsna conscious. Without engaging the mind in Krsna, one cannot
cease such material engagements. A practical example is given by Sri Yamunacarya,
a great saint and devotee, who says: "Since my mind has been engaged in
the service of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, and I have been enjoying an
ever new transcendental humor, whenever I think of sex life with a woman,
my face at once turns from it, and I spit at the thought."
Krsna consciousness
is such a transcendentally nice thing that automatically material enjoyment
becomes distasteful. It is as if a hungry man had satisfied his hunger
by a sufficient quantity of nutritious eatables. Maharaja Ambarisa also
conquered a great yogi, Durvasa Muni, simply because his mind was
engaged in Krsna consciousness.
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