Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 13
Yoga-siddhi — The Mystic Perfections and Their Origin in Meditation on the Lord
धारयन् मय्यहंतत्त्वे मनो वैकारिकेऽखिलम् । सर्वेन्द्रियाणामात्मत्वं प्राप्तिं प्राप्नोति मन्मना: ॥ १३ ॥
dhārayan mayy ahaṁ-tattve mano vaikārike ’khilam sarvendriyāṇām ātmatvaṁ prāptiṁ prāpnoti man-manāḥ
वैकारिकेऽहंतत्त्वे मयि सर्वं मनो धारयन् मन्मना योगी, सर्वेन्द्रियाणामात्मत्वं स्वामित्वं च, प्राप्तिसिद्धिं प्राप्नोति॥
It is significant that in order to acquire each mystic perfection one must fix one’s mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that those who pursue such perfections without fixing the mind in the Supreme Lord acquire a gross and inferior reflection of each mystic potency. Those who are not conscious of the Lord cannot actually synchronize their minds perfectly with the universal functions and therefore cannot elevate their mystic opulences to the universal platform.
FAQs
This verse teaches that by steadily concentrating the mind on Kṛṣṇa—deeply at the level where the ‘I-sense’ operates—one attains inner mastery over the senses, as if becoming their governing self.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on yoga and spiritual realization, explaining specific meditations that lead to inner control and higher attainments while remaining centered on devotion to Him.
Bring attention to the moment the ego reacts (“I want/I dislike”) and redirect the mind to Kṛṣṇa through remembrance, prayer, or mantra—training the root of distraction rather than only fighting external habits.