Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 34
Nārada’s Instructions: Śrāddha, True Dharma, Contentment, Yoga, and Devotion-Centered Renunciation
एवमभ्यस्यतश्चित्तं कालेनाल्पीयसा यते: । अनिशं तस्य निर्वाणं यात्यनिन्धनवह्निवत् ॥ ३४ ॥
evam abhyasyataś cittaṁ kālenālpīyasā yateḥ aniśaṁ tasya nirvāṇaṁ yāty anindhana-vahnivat
ಯೋಗಿಯು ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಿದಾಗ, ಉರುವಲು ಇಲ್ಲದ ಬೆಂಕಿಯಂತೆ ಅವನ ಮನస్సు ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಶಾಂತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
Nirvāṇa means the cessation of all material desires. Sometimes desirelessness is understood to imply an end to the workings of the mind, but this is not possible. The living entity has senses, and if the senses stopped working, the living entity would no longer be a living entity; he would be exactly like stone or wood. This is not possible. Because he is living, he is nitya and cetana — eternally sentient. For those who are not very advanced, the practice of yoga is recommended in order to stop the mind from being agitated by material desires, but if one fixes his mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, his mind naturally becomes peaceful very soon. This peace is described in Bhagavad-gītā (5.29) :
FAQs
This verse says that when a renunciant steadily practices disciplining the mind, liberation arises continuously, just as a fire goes out when it has no fuel.
Because material bondage is sustained by “fuel” like desire and attachment; when that fuel is removed through disciplined practice, the burning of material life naturally ceases.
Reduce the “fuel” of distraction and craving by daily, consistent practice—such as mantra meditation, regulated habits, and detachment from unnecessary sense indulgence—so the mind becomes peaceful and steady.