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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.67
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते ।
तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ॥ ६७ ॥
indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ
yan mano ’nuvidhīyate
tad asya harati prajñāṁ
vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi
As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intelligence.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
3 study points
Like a strong wind sweeping away a boat, even one wandering sense that the mind follows can carry away intelligence.
Even one sense engaged in sense gratification can turn a devotee away from spiritual progress.
Engage all the senses in serving the Lord through Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is the correct way to control the mind.
Agitated senses search for satisfaction in sense objects dragging one deep into illusion
Analogy: As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intelligence
Correct technique for controlling mind is engaging all the senses in Krishna consciousness
e.g. Ambarish Maharaja
Texts 2.66 & 2.67
In the next verse Krishna explains ‘What happens if senses are not regulated by Krishna consciousness’
Become fixed in Krishna Consciousness
By working in Buddhi-yoga one attains ‘material detachment’ and the ‘equipoised platform of liberation’ called Samadhi
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 2.67 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?
Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.
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Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.