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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 31]
head. To attain this state, one has to control his senses. The senses are automatically controlled when one's mind is engaged in the service of the Lord.
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अपहतरकलैषणामलात्म-
न्यविरतमेधितभावनोपहृतः ।
निजजनवशगत्वमात्मनोऽय-
असरति छिद्रवदक्षरः सतां हि ॥२०॥
apahata-sakalaiṣaṇāmalātmany
aviratam edhita-bhāvanopahūtaḥ
nija-jana-vaśa-gatvam ātmano 'yan
na sarati chidravad akṣaraḥ satāṁ hi
apahata —vanquished;  sakala —all;  eṣaṇa —desires;  amala —spotless;  ātmani —to the mind;  aviratam —constantly;  edhita —increasing;  bhāvanā —with feeling;  upahūtaḥ —being called;  nija-jana —of His devotees;  vaśa —under the control;  gatvam —going;  ātmanaḥ —His;  ayan —knowing;  na —never;  sarati —goes away;  chidra-vat —like the sky;  akṣaraḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  satām —of the devotees;  hi —certainly.
TRANSLATION
Being completely cleansed of all material desires, the devotees are freed from all mental contamination. Thus they can always think of the Lord constantly and address Him very feelingly. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, knowing Himself to be controlled by His devotees, does not leave them for a second, just as the sky overhead never becomes invisible.
PURPORT
It is clear from the previous verse that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janārdana, is very quickly satisfied by the activities of His devotees. The pure devotee is always absorbed in the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As stated,  śrṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ . By always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, the pure devotee's heart is freed from all kinds of desires. In the material world, the heart of the living entity is filled with material desires. When the living entity is cleansed, he does not think of anything material. As the mind is completely cleansed, one attains the