Answers the third question — How does he sit?
This implies “How he restrains his senses and mentality”
Answer: He uses his senses only for Krishna’s service. Based on higher taste he can control his senses
Anology: Tortoise and Devotee – Implies to keep senses always in service of Lord and withdraw the senses when not required (2.58)
aTest of a yogi/devotee/self-realized soul (2.58) — He is able to control senses according to his plan
bTwo analogies for self-controlled yogi — (2.58)
Tortoise and Devotee (Refer to translation)
Snake Charmer, Senses and Serpents (purport) – He never lets the senses loose, but control senses (which are like venomous serpents) under do’s and don’ts, just like a snake charmer controls a snake FOCUS OF LEARNING: PURPORTS 2.58 – 2.59 continued…
cRestraining is difficult, because taste of sense objects still remain (2.59)
This is the cause of falldown for Impersonalists or those in Astanga-yoga
Analogy: Restriction of diseased patient from some food item – patient still has taste for it
dRestrictions are only good in neophyte stage, because — (2.59)
On advanced platform one develops a higher taste and it becomes easier to restrain the senses, one automatically loses taste for pale things
What kind of higher taste recommended
One who has tasted the Lord’s beauty in the course of his advancement such a person loses all taste of dead material things