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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.2-3

चिन्तयन्त्येकया बुद्ध्या महापुरुषमीश्वरम् । प्रगृह्येन्द्रियदुष्टाश्वान्मनसा बुद्धिसारथि: ॥ २ ॥ मनश्चैकाग्रया बुद्ध्या भगवत्यखिलात्मनि । वासुदेवे समाधाय चचार ह पयोव्रतम् ॥ ३ ॥
cintayanty ekayā buddhyā
[chintayanty ekayaa buddhyaa]
mahā-puruṣam īśvaram
[mahaa-purusham eeshvaram]
pragṛhyendriya-duṣṭāśvān
[pragrihyendriya-dushtaashvaan]
manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ
[manasaa buddhi-saarathih]
manaś caikāgrayā buddhyā
[manash chaikaagrayaa buddhyaa]
bhagavaty akhilātmani
[bhagavaty akhilaatmani]
vāsudeve samādhāya
[vaasudeve samaadhaaya]
cacāra ha payo-vratam
[chachaara ha payo-vratam]
Word-for-word
cintayanti — constantly thinking ekayā — with one attention buddhyā — and intelligence mahā-puruṣam — upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead īśvaram — the supreme controller, Lord Viṣṇu pragṛhya — completely controlling indriya — the senses duṣṭa — formidable, powerful aśvān — horses manasā — by the mind buddhi-sārathiḥ — with the help of intelligence, the chariot driver manaḥ — the mind ca — also eka-agrayā — with full attention buddhyā — with the intelligence bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead akhila-ātmani — the Supreme Soul, the Supersoul of all living entities vāsudeve — unto Lord Vāsudeva samādhāya — keeping full attention cacāra — executed ha — thus payaḥ-vratam — the ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cintayanty ekayā buddhyā
cintayanti
constantly thinking
ekayā
with one attention
buddhyā
and intelligence
mahā-puruṣam īśvaram
mahā-puruṣam
upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead
īśvaram
the supreme controller, Lord Viṣṇu
pragṛhyendriya-duṣṭāśvān
pragṛhya
completely controlling
indriya
the senses
duṣṭa
formidable, powerful
aśvān
horses
manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ
manasā
by the mind
buddhi-sārathiḥ
with the help of intelligence, the chariot driver
manaś caikāgrayā buddhyā
manaḥ
the mind
ca
also
eka-agrayā
with full attention
buddhyā
with the intelligence
bhagavaty akhilātmani
bhagavati
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
akhila-ātmani
the Supreme Soul, the Supersoul of all living entities
vāsudeve samādhāya
vāsudeve
unto Lord Vāsudeva
samādhāya
keeping full attention
cacāra ha payo-vratam
cacāra
executed
ha
thus
payaḥ-vratam
the ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata..
With full, undiverted attention, Aditi thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and in this way brought under full control her mind and senses, which resembled forceful horses. She concentrated her mind upon the Supreme Lord, Vāsudeva. Thus she performed the ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata.
Purport

This is the process of bhakti-yoga.

anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu- śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā

“One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service.” One simply has to concentrate upon the lotus feet of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa ( sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ). Then the mind and senses will be controlled, and one can engage himself fully in the devotional service of the Lord. The devotee does not need to practice the haṭha-yoga system to control the mind and senses; his mind and senses are automatically controlled because of unalloyed devotional service to the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thinking of the Lord with concentrated intelligence, controlling the senses which are like horses with the reins of the mind, along with the intelligence as the driver, she performed the payo-vrata, offering the mind to Vāsudeva, the soul of all beings, with fixed intelligence. She controlled the senses, like horses, by her mind which was the reins. It has already been said mano rasmir buddhi-sūtaḥ: the mind is the reins and intelligence is the driver. (SB 4.29.19) She offered the mind, controlled by concentrated intelligence, to Vāsudeva.
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Personal Guidance
With full attention she thought of the Lord and brought mind and senses — like forceful horses — under control. Pure devotion is concentration without alternatives. She fixed her mind on Vāsudeva; the horses obeyed.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do my 'horses' (mind and senses) currently dictate the direction, instead of being directed?
  • What single point of concentration would, if held, change my whole inner traffic?
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