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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.20.18

యదారమ్భేషు నిర్విణ్ణో విరక్త: సంయతేన్ద్రియ: । అభ్యాసేనాత్మనో యోగీ ధారయేదచలం మన: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
yadārambheṣu nirviṇṇo
[yadaarambheshu nirvinno]
viraktaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ
[viraktah samyatendriyah]
abhyāsenātmano yogī
[abhyaasenaatmano yogee]
dhārayed acalaṁ manaḥ
[dhaarayed achalam manah]
yadā — when ārambheṣu — in material endeavors nirviṇṇaḥ — hopeless viraktaḥ — detached saṁyata — completely controlling indriyaḥ — the senses abhyāsena — by practice ātmanaḥ — of the soul yogī — the transcendentalist dhārayet — should concentrate acalam — steady manaḥ — the mind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadārambheṣu nirviṇṇo
yadā
when
ārambheṣu
in material endeavors
nirviṇṇaḥ
hopeless
viraktaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ
viraktaḥ
detached
saṁyata
completely controlling
indriyaḥ
the senses
abhyāsenātmano yogī
abhyāsena
by practice
ātmanaḥ
of the soul
yogī
the transcendentalist
dhārayed acalaṁ manaḥ
dhārayet
should concentrate
acalam
steady
manaḥ
the mind.
A transcendentalist, having become disgusted and hopeless in all endeavors for material happiness, completely controls the senses and develops detachment. By spiritual practice he should then fix the mind on the spiritual platform without deviation.

The inevitable result of material sense gratification is disappointment and pain that sears the heart. One becomes gradually hopeless and despondent in material life; then, receiving good instructions from the Lord or His devotee, one transforms one’s material disappointment into spiritual success. Actually, Lord Kṛṣṇa is our only true friend, and this simple understanding can bring one to a new life of spiritual happiness in the company of the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When a person becomes disgusted with material endeavors, becomes detached from the results of prescribed duties, controls his senses by practice and follows yamas and niyamas, he should concentrate to make his mind steady. Having praised the human body which allows practice of both jṣāna and bhakti, Kṛṣṇa speaks of the actions necessary for persons qualified for jṣāna. Their initial state is described in nine and a half verses. The person is disgusted with material household life, disturbed by seeing its suffering, and becomes detached from the results of karma attained by karmīs. Engaged in the yamas and niyamas of yoga (yogī), he meditates so that his mind becomes immovable.
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