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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.6.5
kāmo manyur mado lobhah
SYNONYMS
kāmah — lust; manyuh — anger; madah — pride; lobhah — greed; śoka — lamentation; moha — illusion; bhaya — fear; ādayah — all these together; karma-bandhah — bondage to fruitive activities; ca — and; yat-mūlah — the origin of which; svīkuryāt — would accept; kah — who; nu — indeed; tat — that mind; budhah — if one is learned.
TRANSLATION
The mind is the root cause of lust, anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear. Combined, these constitute bondage to fruitive activity. What learned man would put faith in the mind?
PURPORT
The mind is the original cause of material bondage. It is followed by many enemies, such as anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear. The best way to control the mind is to engage it always in Krishna consciousness (sa vai manah krishna-padāravindayoh). Since the followers of the mind bring about material bondage, we should be very careful not to trust the mind.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness