Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 16
Kapila’s Devotional Sāṅkhya: Sādhu-saṅga, Bhakti-yoga, and Fearlessness in the Supreme Shelter
अहंममाभिमानोत्थै: कामलोभादिभिर्मलै: । वीतं यदा मन: शुद्धमदु:खमसुखं समम् ॥ १६ ॥
ahaṁ mamābhimānotthaiḥ kāma-lobhādibhir malaiḥ vītaṁ yadā manaḥ śuddham aduḥkham asukhaṁ samam
Cuando se limpia por completo la mente de las impurezas del deseo y la codicia nacidas del falso “yo” y “mío”, la mente se purifica y trasciende la dicha y el dolor materiales, permaneciendo ecuánime.
Kāma and lobha are the symptoms of material existence. Everyone always desires to possess something. It is said here that desire and greed are the products of false identification of oneself with the body. When one becomes free from this contamination, then his mind and consciousness also become freed and attain their original state. Mind, consciousness and the living entity exist. Whenever we speak of the living entity, this includes the mind and consciousness. The difference between conditional life and liberated life occurs when we purify the mind and the consciousness. When they are purified, one becomes transcendental to material happiness and distress.
FAQs
It says the purified mind is free from impurities born of “I” and “mine” (false ego and possessiveness), and becomes equipoised—undisturbed by material happiness or distress.
Kapila instructs Devahūti on the inner obstacles that block spiritual realization; by removing ego-based contamination (kāma, lobha, etc.), one attains steadiness and clarity conducive to bhakti and liberation.
Practice reducing “I” and “mine” thinking—simplify desires, watch greed-driven habits, and cultivate steady devotion and selfless service—so the mind becomes calmer and less reactive to praise/blame, gain/loss, and pleasure/pain.