Text 6] Jada Bharata Instructs King Rahigana 383

duhkham sukham vyatiriktam ca tivram
kalopapannam phalam avyanakti

alingya maya-racitantaratma
sva-dehinam samsrti-cakra-kiitah

duhkham—unhappiness due to impious activities; sukham—happi-
ness due to pious activities; vyatiriktam—illusion; ca—also; tivram—
very severe; kdla-upapannam—obtained in the course of time;
phalam—the resultant action; dvyanakti—creates; dalingya—
embracing; mayd-racita—created by material nature; antah-dtma—the
mind; sva-dehinam—the living being himself; sarmsrti—of the actions
and reactions of material existence; cakra-kiitah—which deceives the
living entity into the wheel.

TRANSLATION

The materialistic mind covering the living entity’s soul carries it
to different species of life. This is called continued material exis-
tence. Due to the mind, the living entity suffers or enjoys material
distress and happiness. Being thus illusioned, the mind further
creates pious and impious activities and their karma, and thus the
soul becomes conditioned.

PURPORT

Mental activities under the influence of material nature cause happi-
ness and distress within the material world. Being covered by illusion.
the living entity eternally continues conditioned life under different
designations. Such living entities are known as nitya-baddha, eternally
conditioned. On the whole. the mind is the cause of conditioned life:
therefore the entire yogic process is meant to control the mind and the
senses. If the mind is controlled. the senses are automatically controlled.
and therefore the soul is saved from the reactions of pious and impious
activity. If the mind is engaged at the lotus feet of Lord Krsna (sa vai
manah krsna-padaravindayoh). the senses are automatically engaged in
the Lord’s service. When the mind and senses are engaged in devotional
service. the living entity naturally becomes Krsna conscious. :As soon as
one always thinks of Krsna. he becomes a perfect yogi, as confirmed in
Bhagavad-gita (yogindm api sarvesar mad-gatendntaratmana). This
