384 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19

TEXT 213
“cml AAS Wat SeeaA Ta: |
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samo man-nisthata buddher
dama indriya-sammyamah

titiksa duhkha-sammarso
jihvopastha-jayo dhrtih

SYNONYMS

samah—neutrality; mat-nisthata—attachment for Me; buddheh—of intelli-
gence; damah—self-control; indriya-sarnyamah—controlling the activities of the
senses; titiksa—tolerance; duhkha—of unhappiness; sammarsah—endurance;
jihva—tongue; upastha—and the urge of the genitals; jayah—conquering;
dhrtih—control.

TRANSLATION

“‘The word Sama or Santa-rasa indicates that one is attached to the lotus
feet of Krsna. Dama means controlling the senses and not being deviated from
the Lord’s service. Endurance of unhappiness is titiksa, and dhrti means con-
trolling the tongue and the genitals.’

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.19.36). The conditioned soul under
the clutches of mdayda, the material energy, is very much agitated by the urges of
the tongue and the genitals. Control of the urges of the tongue, the belly and the
genitals (which are situated in a straight line) is called dhrti. Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura says, tara madhye jihva ati, lobhamaya sudurmati. Among the senses, the
tongue is the most formidable enemy of the conditioned soul. Urged by the
tongue, one commits many sinful activities. Although Krsna has given human
beings nice food, people still commit sins by killing poor animals for the satisfac-
tion of the tongue. Not being able to control the tongue, the conditioned soul
eats more than he needs. Of course, everyone must eat to keep the body fit for
the Lord’s service, but when one cannot control the senses, he falls victim to the
dictations of the tongue and the belly. Naturally, genital agitation follows, and
one seeks illicit sex. However, if one is fixed at the lotus feet of Krsna, he can con-
trol the tongue. Bhaktivinoda Thakura further states, krsna bada daydmaya,
karibare jihva jaya, sva-prasada-anna dila bhai: in order to conquer the tongue,
Krsna has been very merciful and has given us nice food that has been offered to
Him. When a person is attached to Krsna’s lotus feet, he does not eat anything not
