Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.47

mano-vase 'nye hy abhavan sma deva

manas ca nanyasya vasam sameti

bhismo hi devah sahasah sahiyan

yunjyad vase tam sa hi deva-devah

SYNONYMS

manah -- of the mind; vase -- under the control; anye -- others; hi -- indeed; abhavan -- have become; sma -- in the past; devah -- the senses (represented by their presiding deities); manah -- the mind; ca -- and; na -- never; anyasya -- of another; vasam -- under the control; sameti -- comes; bhismah -- fearsome; hi -- indeed; devah -- the godlike power; sahasah -- than the strongest; sahiyan -- stronger; yunjyat -- can fix; vase -- under control; tam -- that mind; sah -- such a person; hi -- indeed; deva-devah -- the master of all the senses.

TRANSLATION

All the senses have been under the control of the mind since time immemorial, and the mind himself never comes under the sway of any other. He is stronger than the strongest, and his godlike power is fearsome. Therefore, anyone who can bring the mind under control becomes the master of all the senses.

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