इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ
indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśham āgachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau
Recitation · Text 3.34
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The precise diagnosis: attachment and aversion are seated in the senses toward their objects, and one should not come under their sway — they are the real adversaries. Note that both are named; being repelled binds as surely as being drawn.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Both are named as foes — being repelled by something binds you as surely as being drawn to it.