Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 3
Ṛṣabhadeva’s Indifference to Siddhis, Vigilance Toward the Mind, and the Kali-yuga Rise of Anti-Vedic धर्म
तथा चोक्तम्— न कुर्यात्कर्हिचित्सख्यं मनसि ह्यनवस्थिते । यद्विश्रम्भाच्चिराच्चीर्णं चस्कन्द तप ऐश्वरम् ॥ ३ ॥
tathā coktam — na kuryāt karhicit sakhyaṁ manasi hy anavasthite yad-viśrambhāc cirāc cīrṇaṁ caskanda tapa aiśvaram
اسی لیے کہا گیا ہے—بےثبات دل سے کبھی دوستی نہ کرو۔ دل پر پورا اعتماد کرنے سے برسوں کی تپسیا اور شان و شوکت بھی گر سکتی ہے۔
The first business of one trying to advance in spiritual life is to control the mind and senses. As Śrī Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (15.7) :
FAQs
This verse warns that intimate friendship or over-familiar trust should be avoided when the mind is not fixed, because it can cause a fall from long-practiced austerity and spiritual strength.
While narrating Ṛṣabhadeva’s instructions on renunciation and self-mastery, Śukadeva emphasizes that carelessness in association and trust can undermine spiritual discipline.
Keep clear boundaries and steady daily sādhana; avoid situations and relationships that trigger distraction, complacency, or moral compromise, especially when your mind is not yet firmly disciplined.