Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.47
मनोवशेऽन्ये ह्यभवन् स्म देवा
मनश्च नान्यस्य वशं समेति ।
भीष्मो हि देव: सहस: सहीयान्
युञ्ज्याद वशे तं स हि देवदेव: ॥ ४७ ॥
mano-vaśe ’nye hy abhavan sma devā
[mano-vashe ’nye hy abhavan sma devaa]
manaś ca nānyasya vaśaṁ sameti
[manash cha naanyasya vasham sameti]
bhīṣmo hi devaḥ sahasaḥ sahīyān
[bheeshmo hi devah sahasah saheeyaan]
yuñjyād vaśe taṁ sa hi deva-devaḥ
[yunjyaad vashe tam sa hi deva-devah]
Word-for-word
manaḥ
—
of the mind
vaśe
—
under the control
anye
—
others
hi
—
indeed
abhavan
—
have become
sma
—
in the past
devāḥ
—
the senses (represented by their presiding deities)
manaḥ
—
the mind
ca
—
and
na
—
never
anyasya
—
of another
vaśam
—
under the control
sameti
—
comes
bhīṣmaḥ
—
fearsome
hi
—
indeed
devaḥ
—
the godlike power
sahasaḥ
—
than the strongest
sahīyān
—
stronger
yuñjyāt
—
can fix
vaśe
—
under control
tam
—
that mind
saḥ
—
such a person
hi
—
indeed
deva-devaḥ
—
the master of all the senses.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mano-vaśe ’nye hy abhavan sma devā
manaḥ
of the mind
vaśe
under the control
anye
others
manaś ca nānyasya vaśaṁ sameti
bhīṣmo hi devaḥ sahasaḥ sahīyān
hi
indeed
abhavan
have become
sma
in the past
devāḥ
the senses (represented by their presiding deities)
manaḥ
the mind
ca
and
na
never
anyasya
of another
yuñjyād vaśe taṁ sa hi deva-devaḥ
vaśam
under the control
sameti
comes
bhīṣmaḥ
fearsome
hi
indeed
devaḥ
the godlike power
sahasaḥ
than the strongest
sahīyān
stronger
yuñjyāt
can fix
vaśe
under control
tam
that mind
saḥ
such a person
hi
indeed
deva-devaḥ
the master of all the senses.
All the senses have been under the control of the mind since time immemorial, and the mind himself never comes under the sway of any other. He is stronger than the strongest, and his godlike power is fearsome. Therefore, anyone who can bring the mind under control becomes the master of all the senses.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The senses are under the control of the mind. The mind is not under the control of anything else. The mind is fearsome, stronger than the strongest. One who controls the mind is the controller of all the senses.
“Controlling the mind depends on controlling the senses.” That is not so. The senses and their devatās are under the control of the mind. The mind (devaḥ) is fearful even for yogīs, because it is stronger than the strongest. He who controls the mind is a controller of all the senses.
manaso vaśe sarvam idaṁ babhūva nānyasya
mano vaśam anviyāya bhīṣmo hi devaḥ sahasaḥ sahīyan
When the mind is controlled, everything is controlled. The mind is not controlled by another. The mind is fearsome, stronger than the strongest. Taitirīya-brāhmaṇa 3.12.3.3.7
Personal Guidance
All senses are under the mind's control since time immemorial, but the mind itself comes under no one's control — godlike, fearsome. Anyone who controls the mind controls everything.
Reflection Questions
- What does it do for me to face the mind's godlike strength?
- What practice begins to bring even its fringe under control?
My note
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