374 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 11

never be freed from material anxieties. Although mental concoctions
have no value. their influence is still very formidable. No one should
neglect to control the mind. If one does, the mind becomes so powerful
that one immediately forgets his real position. Forgetting that he is an
eternal servant of Krsna and that service to Krsna is his only business,
one is doomed by material nature to serve the objects of the senses. One
should kill mental concoctions by the sword of service to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and His devotee [guru-krsna-prasdde péya
bhakti-lata-bija] ar

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brahmana uvaca
akovidah kovida-vada-vadan
vadasy atho nati-vidamh varisthah
na strayo hi vyavaharam enam
tattvavamarsena sahamananti

bréhmanah uvaca—the brahmana said: akovidah—without having
experience: kovida-vada-vadan—words used by experienced persons:
vadasi—you are speaking; atho—therefore: na—not: ati-vidam—of
those who are very experienced: varisthah—the most important: na—
not: siirayah—such intelligent persons: hi—indeed: vyavahéram—
mundane and social behavior; enam—this: tattva—of the truth:
avamarsena—fine judgment by intelligence: saha—with: @mananti—
discuss.

TRANSLATION
The brahmana Jada Bharata said: My dear King, although you

are not at all experienced, you are trying to speak like a very ex-
