1092 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

advancement of civilization, but factually the advancement of civilization
is a manifestation of the false ego. By false ego all material things are
produced as objects of enjoyment. One has to cease increasing artificial
necessities in the form of material objects. One great dcdrya,
Narottama dasa Thakura, has lamented that when one deviates from pure
consciousness of Vasudeva, or Krsna consciousness, he becomes entangled
in material activities. The exact words he uses are sat-sanga chadi’ kainu
asate vildsa/ te-kdrane lagila ye karma-bandha-phansa: “I have given up
the pure status of consciousness because I wanted to enjoy in the tempo-
rary material manifestation; therefore I have been entangled in the network
of actions and reactions.”

TEXT 27

Faas |
TART TIA WATFAT: RM

vaikdrikad vikurvanan
manas-tattvam ajdyata

yat-sankalpa-vikalpabhyam
vartate kdma-sambhavah

vaikdrikat—from the false ego of goodness; vikurvandt—undergoing
transformation; manah—the mind; tattvam—principle; aja@yata—evolved;
yat—whose; sankalpa—thoughts; vikalpabhyam—and by reflections; vartate
—happens; kama-sambhavah—the rise of desire.

TRANSLATION

From the false ego of goodness, another transformation takes place.
From this evolves the mind, whose thoughts and reflections give rise to
desire.

PURPORT

The symptoms of the mind are determination and rejection, which are
due to different kinds of desires. We desire that which is favorable to our
sense gratification, and we reject that which is not favorable to sense
gratification. The material mind is not fixed, but the very same mind can
be fixed when engaged in the activities of Krsna consciousness. Otherwise,
as long as the mind is on the material platform, it is hovering, and all this
rejection and acceptance is asat, temporary. It is stated that he whose mind
