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SB 10.51.60

Devanāgarī

युञ्जानानामभक्तानां प्राणायामादिभिर्मन: । अक्षीणवासनं राजन् द‍ृश्यते पुनरुत्थितम् ॥ ६० ॥

Text

yuñjānānām abhaktānāṁ prāṇāyāmādibhir manaḥ akṣīṇa-vāsanaṁ rājan dṛśyate punar utthitam

Synonyms

yuñjānānām—who are engaging themselves;abhaktānām—of nondevotees;prāṇāyāma—withprāṇāyāma(yogic breath control);ādibhiḥ—and other practices;manaḥ—the minds;akṣīṇa—not eliminated;vāsanam—the last traces of whose material desire;rājan—O King (Mucukunda);dṛśyate—is seen;punaḥ—again;utthitam—waking (to thoughts of sense gratification).

Translation

The minds of nondevotees who engage in such practices as prāṇāyama are not fully cleansed of material desires. Thus, O King, material desires are again seen to arise in their minds.

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