Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.32
जितेन्द्रियस्य दान्तस्य जितश्वासात्मनो मुने: ।
मद्धारणां धारयत: का सा सिद्धि: सुदुर्लभा ॥ ३२ ॥
jitendriyasya dāntasya
[jitendriyasya daantasya]
jita-śvāsātmano muneḥ
[jita-shvaasaatmano muneh]
mad-dhāraṇāṁ dhārayataḥ
[mad-dhaaranaam dhaarayatah]
kā sā siddhiḥ su-durlabhā
[kaa saa siddhih su-durlabhaa]
Word-for-word
jita-indriyasya
—
of one who has conquered his senses
dāntasya
—
who is disciplined and self-controlled
jita-śvāsa
—
who has conquered his breathing
ātmanaḥ
—
and conquered the mind
muneḥ
—
of such a sage
mat
—
in Me
dhāraṇām
—
meditation
dhārayataḥ
—
who is conducting
kā
—
what is
sā
—
that
siddhiḥ
—
perfection
su-durlabhā
—
which is very difficult to achieve.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jitendriyasya dāntasya
jita-indriyasya
of one who has conquered his senses
dāntasya
who is disciplined and self-controlled
jita-śvāsātmano muneḥ
jita-śvāsa
who has conquered his breathing
ātmanaḥ
and conquered the mind
muneḥ
of such a sage
mad-dhāraṇāṁ dhārayataḥ
mat
in Me
dhāraṇām
meditation
dhārayataḥ
who is conducting
kā sā siddhiḥ su-durlabhā
kā
what is
sā
that
siddhiḥ
perfection
su-durlabhā
which is very difficult to achieve.
For a sage who has conquered his senses, breathing and mind, who is self-controlled and always absorbed in meditation on Me, what mystic perfection could possibly be difficult to achieve?
Purport
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī comments as follows. “Lord Kṛṣṇa here expresses that there is no need to practice many different processes, for by completely carrying out even one of the above-mentioned procedures one controls one’s senses, becomes absorbed in Him and thus achieves all mystic perfections.”
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī notes that one must meditate on the transcendental form of the Lord, which is free from any material designation. This is the essence of advancing in the yoga system; thus one acquires all mystic perfections very easily from the personal body of the Personality of Godhead.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
For a sage who has conquered his senses, his mind, his breathing and his nature, and who is always absorbed in meditation on me, what mystic perfection could possibly be difficult to achieve?
Dāntasya means “of a person who has controlled the mind.” Jita-śvāsātmanaḥ means “of the person who has controlled the breath and his customary nature.”
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Personal Guidance
For a sage who has conquered senses, breath, mind, and is absorbed in the Lord, what perfection could possibly be difficult? Mastery in the inputs makes outputs surprisingly available.
Reflection Questions
- Which 'difficult perfection' am I chasing while neglecting the basic conquests?
- What basic could I revisit first?
My note
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