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same experience also if we begin to follow in the footsteps of the great
sage, the dearmost devotee of the Lord.
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yamadibhir yoga-pathaih
kama-lobha-hato muhuh
mukunda-sevaya yadvat
tathatmaddha na samyati
yama-adibhih—by the process of practicing self-restraint; yoga-pathaih—
by yoga (mystic bodily power to attain the godly stage) system; kadma—
desires for sense satisfaction; lobha—lust for satisfaction of the senses;
hatah—curbed; muhuh—always; mukunda—the Personality of Godhead;
sevaya—by the service of; yadvat—as it is; tatha—like that; dtma—the soul;
addha—for all practical purposes; na—does not; samyati—be satisfied.
TRANSLATION
It is true that by practicing restraint of the senses by the yoga system
one can get relief from the disturbances of desire and lust, but this is not
sufficient to give satisfaction to the soul, for this [satisfaction] is derived
from devotional service to the Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
Yoga aims at controlling the senses. By practice of the mystic process
of bodily exercize in sitting, thinking, feeling, willing, concentrating,
meditating and at last being merged into transcendence, one can control
the senses. The senses are considered like venomous serpents, and the yoga
system is just to control them. On the other hand, Narada Muni recommends
another method for controlling the senses in the transcendental loving
service of Mukunda the Personality of Godhead. By his experience he says
that devotional service of the Lord is more effective and practical than
the system of artificially controlling the senses. In the service of the Lord
Mukunda, the senses are transcendentally engaged. Thus there is no chance
of their being engaged in sense satisfaction. The senses want some engage-
