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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 6]
mūlaḥ —the origin of which;  svīkuryāt —would accept;  kaḥ —who;  nu —indeed;  tat —that mind;  budhaḥ —if one is learned.
TRANSLATION
The mind is the root cause of lust, anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear. Combined, these constitute bondage to fruitive activity. What learned man would put faith in the mind?
PURPORT
The mind is the original cause of material bondage. It is followed by many enemies, such as anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear. The best way to control the mind is to engage it always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness ( sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ). Since the followers of the mind bring about material bondage, we should be very careful not to trust the mind.
TEXT 6
अथैवमखिललोकपालललामोऽपि विलक्षणैर्जडवदवधूतवेषमाषाचरितैर- विलक्षितभगवत्प्रभावो योगिनां साम्परायविधिमनुशिक्षयन् स्वकलेवरं जिहासुरात्मन्यात्मानमसंव्यवहितमनर्थान्तरभावेनान्वीक्षमाण उपरतानुवृत्तिरुपरराम ॥६॥
athaivam akhila-loka-pāla-lalāmo 'pi vilakṣaṇair jaḍavad avadhūta- veṣa-bhāṣā-caritair avilakṣita-bhagavat-prabhāvo yoginām sāmparāya- vidhim anuśikṣayan sva-kalevaram jihāsur ātmany ātmānam asaṁvyavahitam anarthāntara-bhāvenānvīkṣamāṇa uparatānuvṛttir upararāma.
atha —thereafter;  evam —in this way;  akhila-loka-pāla-lalāmaḥ — the head of all kings and monarchs of the universe;  api —although;  vilakṣaṇaiḥ —various;  jaḍa-vat —as if stupid;  avadhūta-veṣa-bhāṣā- caritaiḥ —by the dress, language and characteristics of an  avadhūta ;  avilakṣita-bhagavat-prabhāvaḥ —hiding the opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (keeping Himself like an ordinary human