SB 2.2.15
TEXT 15
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TEXT
स्थिरं सुखं चासनमास्थितो यतिर् यदा जिहासुरिममङ्ग लोकम् ।
काले च देशे च मनो न सज्जयेत् प्राणान्नियच्छेन्मनसा जितासुः ॥ १५ ॥ sthiram sukham casanam asthito yatir
yada jihasur imam aṅga lokam
kale ca dese ca mano na sajjayet
pranan niyacchen manasa jitasuh
sthiram-without being disturbed; sukham-comfortable; ca-also; asanam-sitting accommodation; asthitah-being situated; yatih-the sage; yada-whenever; jihasuh-desires to give up; imam-this; aṅga-O King; lokam-this body; kale-in time; ca-and; dese-in proper place; ca-also; manah-mind; na-not; sajjayet-may not be perplexed; pranan-the senses; niyacchet-must control; manasa-by the mind; jitasuh-conquering the life air.
TRANSLATION
O King, whenever the yogi desires to leave this planet of human beings, he should not be perplexed about the proper time or place, but should comfortably sit without being disturbed and, regulating the life air, should control the senses by the mind.
PURPORT
In the Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 8.14) it is clearly stated that a person who is totally engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and who constantly remembers Him in every step, easily obtains the mercy of the Lord by entering into His personal contact. Such devotees do not need to seek an opportune moment to leave the present body. Rather, those who are mixed devotees, alloyed with fruitive action or empirical philosophic speculation, require an opportune moment for quitting this body. For them the opportune moments are stated in the Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 8.23-26). But these opportune moments are not as important as one's being a successful yogi who is able to quit this body as he likes. However, such a yogi must be competent to control his senses by the mind. Mind is easily conquered simply by engaging it at the lotus feet of the Lord. Gradually, by such service, all the senses become automatically engaged in the service of the Lord. That is the way of merging into the Supreme Absolute.
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