Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 17 Verses 2-3

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.17.2-3

cintayanty ekayā buddhyā

mahā-puruṣam īśvaram

pragṛhyendriya-duṣṭāśvān

manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ

manaś caikāgrayā buddhyā

bhagavaty akhilātmani

vāsudeve samādhāya

cacāra ha payo-vratam

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

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-śūnyaḿ

jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam

ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-

śīlanaḿ bhaktir uttamā

[Madhya 19.167]

"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.

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