Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 12
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
रजस्तमोभ्यां यदपि विद्वान् विक्षिप्तधी: पुन: । अतन्द्रितो मनो युञ्जन् दोषदृष्टिर्न सज्जते ॥ १२ ॥
rajas-tamobhyāṁ yad api vidvān vikṣipta-dhīḥ punaḥ atandrito mano yuñjan doṣa-dṛṣṭir na sajjate
Although even a learned person’s intelligence may be disturbed by rajas and tamas, he should, without laziness, again bring the mind under control. Seeing clearly the contamination of the modes, he does not become attached.
FAQs
This verse explains that even if passion and ignorance disturb the mind again, a wise person does not fall into attachment because he stays vigilant, re-engages the mind in disciplined practice, and remembers the defects of material enjoyment.
Because the lower modes can reappear even in a learned person; constant alertness and re-yoking the mind to spiritual practice prevents relapse into attachment.
Regularly reflect on how uncontrolled sense pleasure produces anxiety, bondage, and dissatisfaction; then deliberately redirect the mind to sādhana—hearing, chanting, and disciplined habits—so attraction to harmful pleasures weakens.