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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.23

आन्वीक्षिक्या शोकमोहौ दम्भं महदुपासया । योगान्तरायान्मौनेन हिंसां कामाद्यनीहया ॥ २३ ॥
ānvīkṣikyā śoka-mohau
[aanveekshikyaa shoka-mohau]
dambhaṁ mahad-upāsayā
[dambham mahad-upaasayaa]
yogāntarāyān maunena
[yogaantaraayaan maunena]
hiṁsāṁ kāmādy-anīhayā
[himsaam kaamaady-aneehayaa]
ānvīkṣikyā — by deliberation upon material and spiritual subject matters śoka — lamentation mohau — and illusion dambham — false pride mahat — a Vaiṣṇava upāsayā — by serving yoga-antarāyān — obstacles on the path of yoga maunena — by silence hiṁsām — envy kāma-ādi — for sense gratification anīhayā — without endeavor.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ānvīkṣikyā śoka-mohau
ānvīkṣikyā
by deliberation upon material and spiritual subject matters
śoka
lamentation
mohau
and illusion
dambhaṁ mahad-upāsayā
dambham
false pride
mahat
a Vaiṣṇava
upāsayā
by serving
yogāntarāyān maunena
yoga-antarāyān
obstacles on the path of yoga
maunena
by silence
hiṁsāṁ kāmādy-anīhayā
hiṁsām
envy
kāma-ādi
for sense gratification
anīhayā
without endeavor.
By discussing spiritual knowledge one can conquer lamentation and illusion, by serving a great devotee one can become prideless, by keeping silent one can avoid obstacles on the path of mystic yoga, and simply by stopping sense gratification one can conquer envy.

If one’s son has died, one may certainly be affected by lamentation and illusion and cry for the dead son, but one may overcome lamentation and illusion by considering the verses of Bhagavad-gītā.

jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur dhruvaṁ janma mṛtasya ca

As the soul transmigrates, one who has taken birth must give up the present body, and then he must certainly accept another body. This should be no cause for lamentation. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa says, dhīras tatra na muhyati: one who is dhīra, or sober, who is learned in philosophy and established in knowledge, cannot be unhappy over the transmigration of the soul.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
By considering what is ātmā and non-ātmā one can conquer lamentation and illusion. By serving a great devotee one can become prideless. By keeping silent one can avoid obstacles on the path of yoga. By giving up desire for sense gratification one can conquer violence. Ānvīkṣikyā means considering what is ātmā and non-ātmā.
Conquer lamentation and illusion by spiritual knowledge, pride by serving a great devotee, mystic obstacles by silence, envy by stopping sense gratification. The shape of each weapon matches the shape of its enemy.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in your life would a single hour of devotee service shrink your pride more than years of trying to be humble?
  • Which of these specific antidotes would help most this week?
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