Canto 5: Creative Impetus

The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva

5.6.5

kamo manyur mado lobhah

soka-moha-bhayadayah

karma-bandhas ca yan-mulah

svikuryat ko nu tad budhah

SYNONYMS

kamah—lust; manyuh—anger; madah—pride; lobhah—greed; soka—lamentation; moha—illusion; bhaya—fear; adayah—all these together; karma-bandhah—bondage to fruitive activities; ca—and; yat-mulah—the origin of which; svikuryat—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 Krsna consciousness (sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayoh).

Since the followers of the mind bring about material bondage, we should be very careful not to trust the mind.