Text 3] The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva 223

manasi—in the mind; hi—certainly; anavasthite—which is very
restless; yat—in which; visrambhat—from placing too much faith:
cirat—for a long time: cirnam—practiced: caskanda—became dis-
turbed; tapah—the austerity; aisvaram—of great personalities like Lord
Siva and the great sage Saubhari.

TRANSLATION

All the learned scholars have given their opinion. The mind is
by nature very restless, and one should not make friends with it. If
we place full confidence in the mind, it may cheat us at any
moment. Even Lord Siva became agitated upon seeing the Mohini
form of Lord Krsna, and Saubhari Muni also fell down from the
mature stage of yogic perfection.

PURPORT

The first business of one trying to advance in spiritual life is to control

the mind and senses. As Sri Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (15.7):

mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhitah sanatanah

manah sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati

Although the living entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord and
are therefore in a transcendental position. they are still suffering in this
material world and struggling for existence due to the mind and the
senses. To get out of this false struggle for existence and become happy
in the material world. one has to control the mind and senses and be
detached from material conditions. One should never neglect austerities
and penances: one should always perform them. Lord Rsabhadeva per-
sonally showed us how to do this. In the Srimad- -Bhagavatam (9.19.17) it
is specifically stated:

matra svasra duhitra va
naviviktdsano bhavet

balavan indriya-gramo
vidvarsam api karsati
