Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 19
Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā: Descent, Cosmic Pathways, and Śiva’s Praise of Saṅkarṣaṇa
न यस्य मायागुणचित्तवृत्तिभि-र्निरीक्षतो ह्यण्वपि दृष्टिरज्यते । ईशे यथा नोऽजितमन्युरंहसांकस्तं न मन्येत जिगीषुरात्मन: ॥ १९ ॥
na yasya māyā-guṇa-citta-vṛttibhir nirīkṣato hy aṇv api dṛṣṭir ajyate īśe yathā no ’jita-manyu-raṁhasāṁ kas taṁ na manyeta jigīṣur ātmanaḥ
Kita tak mampu mengendalikan derasnya amarah; maka saat memandang objek duniawi, kita tak luput dari suka dan benci. Namun Tuhan Tertinggi tidak demikian: walau Ia memandang alam demi penciptaan, pemeliharaan, dan peleburan, Ia tak tersentuh sedikit pun. Karena itu, siapa ingin menaklukkan indria hendaknya berlindung pada teratai kaki Tuhan; maka ia akan menang.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always equipped with inconceivable potencies. Although creation takes place by His glancing over the material energy, He is not affected by the modes of material nature. Because of His eternally transcendental position, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in this material world, the modes of material nature cannot affect Him. Therefore the Supreme Lord is called Transcendence, and anyone who wants to be secure from the influence of the modes of material nature must take shelter of Him.
FAQs
This verse states that although the Lord observes the mind’s activities shaped by māyā’s modes, His own vision is never even slightly contaminated—He remains eternally pure and unconquered.
Because the Lord is never overcome by sin and has an unconquerable will; therefore, a seeker aiming to conquer the lower self should accept Him as the supreme controller and refuge.
Remember the Lord as the spotless witness of your mind, take shelter of Him through bhakti (hearing, chanting, prayer), and align choices with that higher supervision to steadily gain mastery over impulses.