BHAGAVAD-GITA 3:6

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 3:6

 

karmendriyani samyamya

ya aste manasa smaran

indriyarthan vimudhatma

mithyacarah sa ucyate

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

karma-indriyani--the five working sense organs; samyamya--controlling;

yah--anyone who; aste--remains; manasa--by the mind; smaran--thinking

of; indriya-arthan--sense objects; vimudha--foolish; atma--soul;

mithya-acarah--pretender; sah--he; ucyate--is called.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense

objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender.

 

PURPORT

 

There are many pretenders who refuse to work in Krsna consciousness

but make a show of meditation, while actually dwelling within the mind

upon sense enjoyment. Such pretenders may also speak on dry philosophy

in order to bluff sophisticated followers, but according to this verse

these are the greatest cheaters. For sense enjoyment one can act in

any capacity of the social order, but if one follows the rules and

regulations of his particular status, he can make gradual progress in

purifying his existence. But he who makes a show of being a yogi while

actually searching for the objects of sense gratification must be

called the greatest cheater, even though he sometimes speaks of

philosophy. His knowledge has no value, because the effects of such a

sinful man's knowledge are taken away by the illusory energy of the

Lord. Such a pretender's mind is always impure, and therefore his show

of yogic meditation has no value whatsoever.

 

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