इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि
indriyāṇāṁ hi charatāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyate tadasya harati prajñāṁ vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi
Recitation · Text 2.67
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna offers a vivid image: as a boat on water is swept away by a strong wind, so even one roaming sense that the mind follows can carry away a person's wisdom. A single unguarded sense, not all of them together, is enough to do real damage.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The warning here is that it only takes one unguarded sense, not all of them failing at once, to sweep the mind off course.