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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.10

दस्यून्पुरा षण् न विजित्य लुम्पतो मन्यन्त एके स्वजिता दिशो दश । जितात्मनो ज्ञस्य समस्य देहिनां साधो: स्वमोहप्रभवा: कुत: परे ॥ १० ॥
dasyūn purā ṣaṇ na vijitya lumpato
[dasyoon puraa shan na vijitya lumpato]
manyanta eke sva-jitā diśo daśa
[manyanta eke sva-jitaa disho dasha]
jitātmano jñasya samasya dehināṁ
[jitaatmano jnasya samasya dehinaam]
sādhoḥ sva-moha-prabhavāḥ kutaḥ pare
[saadhoh sva-moha-prabhavaah kutah pare]
Word-for-word
dasyūn — plunderers purā — in the beginning ṣaṭ — six na — not vijitya — conquering lumpataḥ — stealing all one’s possessions manyante — consider eke — some sva-jitāḥ — conquered diśaḥ daśa — the ten directions jita-ātmanaḥ — one who has conquered the senses jñasya — learned samasya — equipoised dehinām — to all living entities sādhoḥ — of such a saintly person sva-moha-prabhavāḥ — created by one’s own illusion kutaḥ — where pare — enemies or opposing elements.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dasyūn purā ṣaṇ na vijitya lumpato
dasyūn
plunderers
purā
in the beginning
ṣaṭ
six
na
not
vijitya
conquering
lumpataḥ
stealing all one’s possessions
manyanta eke sva-jitā diśo daśa
manyante
consider
eke
some
sva-jitāḥ
conquered
diśaḥ daśa
the ten directions
jitātmano jñasya samasya dehināṁ
jita-ātmanaḥ
one who has conquered the senses
jñasya
learned
samasya
equipoised
dehinām
to all living entities
sādhoḥ sva-moha-prabhavāḥ kutaḥ pare
sādhoḥ
of such a saintly person
sva-moha-prabhavāḥ
created by one’s own illusion
kutaḥ
where
pare
enemies or opposing elements.
In former times there were many fools like you who did not conquer the six enemies that steal away the wealth of the body. These fools were very proud, thinking, “I have conquered all enemies in all the ten directions.” But if a person is victorious over the six enemies and is equipoised toward all living entities, for him there are no enemies. Enemies are merely imagined by one in ignorance.
Purport

In this material world, everyone thinks that he has conquered his enemies, not understanding that his enemies are his uncontrolled mind and five senses ( manaḥ ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati ). In this material world, everyone has become a servant of the senses. Originally everyone is a servant of Kṛṣṇa, but in ignorance one forgets this, and thus one is engaged in the service of māyā through lusty desires, anger, greed, illusion, madness and jealousy. Everyone is actually dependent on the reactions of material laws, but still one thinks himself independent and thinks that he has conquered all directions. In conclusion, one who thinks that he has many enemies is an ignorant man, whereas one who is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness knows that there are no enemies but those within oneself — the uncontrolled mind and senses.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Foolish persons like you, not conquering the six plunderers, think that they have conquered the ten directions. Where are the enemies for the person who has conquered the mind, who has conquered the six plunderers, and who is wise and equal to all? These enemies are all created by illusion. Foolish persons like you (eke), not conquering the six plunderers who steal everything, and are situated with you, think that they have conquered the ten directions by themselves. Where are the enemies (pare) for the wise person who has conquered the mind and thus conquered the six plunderers? Why would he have enemies? He has none, because enemies are created by one’s illusions.
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Personal Guidance
In former times many proud fools claimed to conquer all directions while never conquering the six inner enemies — lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness, jealousy. Real victory is over the senses; outer enemies are imagined when one is ignorant.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of the six inner enemies is the most overlooked in your own conquest narrative?
  • Where could a single internal victory render an external 'enemy' irrelevant?
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