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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.35

सोऽहं तथा यतिष्यामि यतचित्तेन्द्रियानिल: । यथा न भूय आत्मानमन्धे तमसि मज्जये ॥ ३५ ॥
so ’haṁ tathā yatiṣyāmi
[so ’ham tathaa yatishyaami]
yata-cittendriyānilaḥ
[yata-chittendriyaanilah]
yathā na bhūya ātmānam
[yathaa na bhooya aatmaanam]
andhe tamasi majjaye
[andhe tamasi majjaye]
Word-for-word
saḥ — such a person aham — I tathā — in that way yatiṣyāmi — I shall endeavor yata-citta-indriya — controlling the mind and senses anilaḥ — and the internal airs yathā — so that na — not bhūyaḥ — again ātmānam — my soul andhe — in darkness tamasi — in ignorance majjaye — I drown.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’haṁ tathā yatiṣyāmi
saḥ
such a person
yata-cittendriyānilaḥ
aham
I
yathā na bhūya ātmānam
andhe tamasi majjaye
tathā
in that way
yatiṣyāmi
I shall endeavor
yata-citta-indriya
controlling the mind and senses
anilaḥ
and the internal airs
yathā
so that
na
not
bhūyaḥ
again
ātmānam
my soul
andhe
in darkness
tamasi
in ignorance
majjaye
I drown.
I am such a sinful person, but since I have now gotten this opportunity, I must completely control my mind, life and senses and always engage in devotional service so that I may not fall again into the deep darkness and ignorance of material life.
Purport

Every one of us should have this determination. We have been elevated to an exalted position by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master, and if we remember that this is a great opportunity and pray to Kṛṣṇa that we will not fall again, our lives will be successful.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Controlling my life airs, senses and mind, I will strive so that I do not again drown myself in deep ignorance.
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Personal Guidance
Ajāmila resolves to control mind, life, and senses and engage in devotional service so he doesn't fall again. The decisive resolve, not the wish, is what changes a life.
Reflection Questions
  • What is my version of the resolve Ajāmila just made?
  • What specifically would I have to stop doing for that resolve to be real?
📝 My note

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