Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 2
Ṛṣabhadeva’s Indifference to Siddhis, Vigilance Toward the Mind, and the Kali-yuga Rise of Anti-Vedic धर्म
ऋषिरुवाच सत्यमुक्तं किन्त्विह वा एके न मनसोऽद्धा विश्रम्भमनवस्थानस्य शठकिरात इव सङ्गच्छन्ते ॥ २ ॥
ṛṣir uvāca satyam uktaṁ kintv iha vā eke na manaso ’ddhā viśrambham anavasthānasya śaṭha-kirāta iva saṅgacchante.
Le ṛṣi répondit : Ô roi, tu as bien parlé. De même qu’un chasseur rusé, même après avoir capturé des bêtes, ne leur fait pas confiance de peur qu’elles ne s’échappent, ainsi les avancés spirituellement ne se fient pas au mental et surveillent toujours ses mouvements.
In Bhagavad-gītā (18.5) Lord Kṛṣṇa says:
FAQs
This verse warns that the mind is inherently unsteady, so one should not place naïve, straightforward trust in it; instead, one must be vigilant and disciplined.
He highlights hypocrisy—people may appear agreeable externally while remaining internally duplicitous, just as a hunter uses outward tactics to trap.
Do not follow every impulse as “truth”; cultivate steadiness through regulated habits, self-examination, and devotion-centered practices that align thoughts and actions.