Text 5] The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva 225

PURPORT

In this verse the word pumscali refers to a woman who is easily carried
away by men. Such a woman is never to be trusted. Unfortunately, in the
present age, women are never controlled. According to the directions of
the sdstras, women are never to be given freedom. When a child, a
woman must be strictly controlled by her father. When she is young, she
must be strictly controlled by her husband, and when she is old. she must
be controlled by her elderly sons. If she is given independence and
allowed to mingle unrestrictedly with men, she will be spoiled. A spoiled
woman, being manipulated by paramours, might even kill her husband.
This example is given here because a yogi desiring to get free from
material conditions must always keep his mind under control. Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura used to say that in the morning our
first business should be to beat the mind with shoes a hundred times.
and, before going to bed, to beat the mind a hundred times with a
broomstick. In this way one’s mind can be kept under control. An un-
controlled mind and an unchaste wife are the same. An unchaste wife
can kill her husband at any time, and an uncontrolled mind. followed by
lust, anger, greed, madness, envy and illusion. can certainly kill the yogi.
When the yogi is controlled by the mind, he falls down into the material
condition. One should be very careful of the mind. just as a husband
should be careful of an unchaste wife.

TEXT 5

GM AGH SA: THAMEATTT |
HATTA TAT: AFA FITTT U4 II

kadmo manyur mado lobhah
soka-moha- bhayddayah

karma-bandhas ca yan-milah
svikuryat ko nu tad budhah

kamah—lust: manyuh—anger: madah—pride: lobhah—greed:
soka—lamentation: moha—illusion: bhaya—fear: ddayah—all these
together: karma-bandhah—bondage to fruitive activities: ca—and: yat-
