Text 26] Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu
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mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati
“The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.” The living entity is actually part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is unaffected by material conditions, but because the mind ( manaḥ ) is affected, the senses are affected, and the living entity struggles for existence within this material world.
TEXT 26
तस्मात् स्वस्थेन मनसा विमृश्य गतिमात्मनः । द्वैते ध्रुवार्थविश्रम्भं त्यजोपशममाविश ॥२६॥
tasmāt svasthena manasā vimṛśya gatim ātmanaḥ dvaite dhruvārtha-viśrambham tyajopaśamam āviśa
tasmāt—therefore; svasthena—with a careful; manasā—mind; vimṛśya—considering; gatim—real position; ātmanaḥ—of yourself; dvaite—in the duality; dhruva—as permanent; artha—object; viśrambham—belief; tyaja—give up; upaśamam—a peaceful condition; āviśa—take to.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, O King Citraketu, carefully consider the position of the ātmā. In other words, try to understand who you are—whether body, mind or soul. Consider where you have come from, where you are going after giving up this body, and why you are under the control of material lamentation. Try to understand your real position in this way, and then you will be able to give up your unnecessary attachment. You will also be able to give up the belief