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Chapter 6. Sankhya-yoga
TEXT 18
yada viniyatam cittam
atmany evavatisthate
nisprhah sarva-kamebhyo
yukta ity ucyate tada
SYNONYMS
 yada--when;
viniyatam--particularly disciplined; cittam--the mind and
its activities; atmani--in the transcendence; eva--certainly;
avatisthate--becomes situated; nisprhah--devoid of desire;
sarva--all kinds of; kamebhyah--material desires; yuktah--well
situated in yoga; iti--thus; ucyate--is said to be;
tada--at that time.
TRANSLATION
When the
yogi, by practice of yoga, disciplines his mental activities and becomes
situated in Transcendence--devoid of all material desires--he is said to
have attained yoga.
PURPORT
The activities
of the yogi are distinguished from those of an ordinary person by
his characteristic cessation from all kinds of material desires--of which
sex is the chief. A perfect yogi is so well disciplined in the activities
of the mind that he can no longer be disturbed by any kind of material
desire. This perfectional stage can automatically be attained by persons
in Krsna consciousness, as is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.4.18-20):
sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayor vacamsi vaikuntha-gunanuvarnane
karau harer mandira-marjanadisu srutim cakaracyuta-sat-kathodaye
mukunda-lingalaya-darsane drsau tad-bhrtya-gatra-sparse
'nga-sangamam
ghranam ca tat-pada-saroja-saurabhe srimat-tulasya
rasanam tad-arpite
padau hareh ksetra-padanusarpane siro hrsikesa-padabhivandane
kamam
ca dasye na tu kama-kamyaya yathottama-sloka-janasraya ratih
"King Ambarisa
first of all engaged his mind on the lotus feet of Lord Krsna; then, one
after another, he engaged his words in describing the transcendental qualities
of the Lord, his hands in mopping the temple of the Lord, his ears in hearing
of the activities of the Lord, his eyes in seeing the transcendental forms
of the Lord, his body in touching the bodies of the devotees, his sense
of smell in smelling the scents of the lotus flower offered to the Lord,
his tongue in tasting the tulasi leaf offered at the lotus feet
of the Lord, his legs in going to places of pilgrimage and the temple of
the Lord, his head in offering obeisances unto the Lord and his desires
in executing the mission of the Lord. All these transcendental activities
are quite befitting a pure devotee."
This transcendental
stage may be inexpressible subjectively by the followers of the impersonalist
path, but it becomes very easy and practical for a person in Krsna consciousness,
as is apparent in the above description of the engagements of Maharaja
Ambarisa. Unless the mind is fixed on the lotus feet of the Lord by constant
remembrance, such transcendental engagements are not practical. In the
devotional service of the Lord, therefore, these prescribed activities
are called arcana, or engaging all the senses in the service of
the Lord. The senses and the mind require engagements. Simple abnegation
is not practical. Therefore, for people in general--especially those who
are not in the renounced order of life--transcendental engagement of the
senses and the mind as described above is the perfect process for transcendental
achievement, which is called yukta in the Bhagavad-gita.
  
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