Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 67
Verified original
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते
तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि
ഇന്ദ്രിയാണാം ഹി ചരതാം യന്മനോഽനുവിധീയതേ തദസ്യ ഹരതി പ്രജ്ഞാം വായുര്നാവമിവാംഭസി
indriyāṇāṃ hi caratāṃ yanmano.anuvidhīyate tadasya harati prajñāṃ vāyurnāvamivāmbhasi
English Translation
For, the mind which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, that (mind) carries away his wisdom like the mind (diverting) a boat on the waters.
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Explanation · English
The mind which constantly dwells on the sensual objects and moves in company with the senses destroys altogether the discrimination of the man. Just as the wind carries away a boat from its course? so also the mind carries away the aspirant from his spiritual path and turns,him towards the objects of the senses.