Text 28] Fundamental Principles of Material Nature 1093

is not fixed in Krsna consciousness must hover between acceptance and
rejection. However advanced a man is in academic qualifications, as long
as he is not fixed in Krsna consciousness he will simply accept and reject
and will never be able to fix his mind on a particular subject matter.

TEXT 28

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IATA ATT TATA: Tas UII

yad vidur hy aniruddhakhyam
hrsikanam adhisvaram

Sdradendivara-Syamam
samradhyam yogibhih sanaih

yat—which mind; viduh—is known, hi—indeed; aniruddha-ikhyam—by
the name Aniruddha; hrstkanam—of the senses; adhisvaram—the supreme
ruler; sdrada—autumnal; indivara—like a blue lotus; syamam—bluish;
samradhyam—who is found; yogibhih—by the yogis; sanaih—gradually.

TRANSLATION

The mind of the living entity is known by the name of Lord Aniruddha,
the supreme ruler of the senses. He possesses a bluish-black form like a
lotus flower growing in the autumn. He is found solely by the yogis.

PURPORT

The system of yoga entails controlling the mind, and the Lord
of the mind is Aniruddha. It is stated that Aniruddha is four-handed,
with Sudargana cakra, conchshell, club and lotus flower. There are twenty-
four forms of Visnu, each differently named. Among these twenty-four
forms, Sankarsana, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Vasudeva are depicted
very nicely in the Caitanya-caritamrta, where it is said that Aniruddha is
worshiped by the yogis. Meditation upon voidness is a modern invention
of the fertile brain of some speculator. Actually the process of yoga
meditation, as prescribed in this verse, should be fixed upon the form of
Aniruddha. By meditating on Aniruddha one can become free from the
agitation of acceptance and rejection. When one’s mind is fixed upon
