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TEXT 43 evam buddheh param buddhva
SYNONYMS  evam--thus;
buddheh--of
intelligence; param--superior; buddhva--so knowing; samstabhya--by
steadying; atmanam--of the mind;
atmana--by deliberate intelligence;
jahi--conquer; satrum--the enemy; maha-baho--O mighty-armed
one; kama-rupam--the form of lust; durasadam--formidable.
TRANSLATION Thus knowing
oneself to be transcendental to material senses, mind and intelligence,
one should control the lower self by the higher self and thus--by spiritual
strength--conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.
PURPORT This Third Chapter
of the Bhagavad-gita is conclusively directive to Krsna consciousness
by knowing oneself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, without considering impersonal voidness as the ultimate end. In
the material existence of life, one is certainly influenced by propensities
for lust and desire for dominating the resources of material nature. Desire
for overlording and sense gratification are the greatest enemies of the
conditioned soul; but by the strength of Krsna consciousness, one can control
the material senses, the mind and the intelligence. One may not give up
work and prescribed duties all of a sudden; but by gradually developing
Krsna consciousness, one can be situated in a transcendental position without
being influenced by the material senses and the mind--by steady intelligence
directed toward one's pure identity. This is the sum total of this chapter.
In the immature stage of material existence, philosophical speculations
and artificial attempts to control the senses by the so-called practice
of yogic postures can never help a man toward spiritual life. He must be
trained in Krsna consciousness by higher intelligence.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta Purports to the Third Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita in the matter of Karma-yoga, or the Discharge of One's Prescribed Duty in Krsna Consciousness.
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