Shloka 29
Karma, Jñāna, and Bhakti: Vedic Dharma, Piety and Sin, and the Boat of Human Life
प्रोक्तेन भक्तियोगेन भजतो मासकृन्मुने: । कामा हृदय्या नश्यन्ति सर्वे मयि हृदि स्थिते ॥ २९ ॥
proktena bhakti-yogena bhajato māsakṛn muneḥ kāmā hṛdayyā naśyanti sarve mayi hṛdi sthite
ကျွန်ုပ်က ဖော်ပြထားသော ဘက္တိယောဂဖြင့် ဉာဏ်ရှိသူက အမြဲတမ်း ကျွန်ုပ်ကို ဘုဇာပြုလျှင်၊ သူ၏နှလုံးသည် ကျွန်ုပ်ထဲတွင် ခိုင်မာစွာ တည်နေသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် နှလုံးအတွင်းရှိ လောကီဆန္ဒအားလုံး ပျောက်ကွယ်သွားသည်။
The material senses are engaged in gratifying the concoctions of the mind, causing many types of material desires to become prominent, one after another. One who constantly engages in the devotional service of the Lord by hearing and chanting the Lord’s transcendental glories with firm faith gets relief from the harassment of material desires. By serving the Lord one becomes strengthened in the conviction that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the only actual enjoyer and all others are meant to share the Lord’s pleasure through devotional service. A devotee of the Lord situates Śrī Kṛṣṇa on a beautiful throne within his heart and there offers the Lord constant service. Just as the rising sun gradually eliminates all trace of darkness, the Lord’s presence within the heart causes all material desires there to weaken and eventually disappear. The words mayi hṛdi sthite (“when the heart is situated in Me”) indicate that an advanced devotee sees Lord Kṛṣṇa not only within his own heart but within the hearts of all living creatures. Thus a sincere devotee who chants and hears the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa should not be discouraged by the remnants of material desires within the heart. He should faithfully wait for the devotional process to naturally purify the heart of all contamination.
FAQs
This verse says that when one worships through the bhakti-yoga taught by Kṛṣṇa, all heart-born desires are destroyed because Kṛṣṇa Himself becomes situated within the devotee’s heart, purifying it from within.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on the path of devotion that transcends mere ritual and speculation, emphasizing that steady worship invites the Lord’s presence in the heart, which naturally removes selfish desires.
Practice consistent devotion—daily prayer, nāma-japa, hearing sacred texts, and offering your work to Kṛṣṇa—so the mind becomes purified over time and desires lose their force as devotion deepens.