By neglecting this enemy of great power, which increases constantly in power, by being attentive and possessing the weapon of bhakti at the lotus feet of the Lord and the mantra given by guru, conquer this enemy, which steals the treasure of Paramātmā. Therefore one must capture the mind. Neglecting the mind, the enemy (literally brother’s son), one must attack it. By neglecting it, it is defeated. One should not praise the mind by noticing it and giving it desired enjoyment. However, the intention is not to destroy the mind completely, since the mind has already been described as the cause of elevation as well as degradation in verse 7, and as taking shelter of the Lord in the verse 8. And one should not kill one’s brother’s son (bhrātṛvyam). How is the mind described? It increases greatly (adhyedhitam) by taking shelter of its transformations. “But how can I who am weak conquer the mind which is so strong?” One should have the weapon in the form of worship of the feet of the Lord as the nine forms of bhakti and in the form of the mantra given by guru, or one should have the weapon of worship of the feet of the Lord who is the guru. The mind is not a friend (vyalīkam) because it bewilders a person by showing its transformations and steals away the form of Paramātmā (ātmā), the treasure of life. It is a great thief. He who makes his mind give up sense objects by the weapon of bhakti, and, having destroyed ignorance, applies the mind to Kṛṣṇa is called liberated. He who nourishes ignorance filled with impressions of desire and takes shelter of the transformations of the mind, since he lacks bhakti, is called conditioned. Thus ends the commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Fifth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Twelve Jaḍa Bharata Refutes the King’s Arguments