TEXT 40
jihvaikato cyuta vikarsati mavitrpta
sisno nyatas tvag-udaram sravanam kutascit
ghrano nyatas capala-drk kva ca karma-saktir
bahvyah sapatnya iva geha-patim lunanti
SYNONYMS
jihvathe tongue; ekatahto one side; acyutaO my infallible Lord; vikarsatiattracts; mame; avitrptanot being satisfied; sisnahthe genitals; anyatahto another side; tvakthe skin (for touching a soft thing); udaramthe belly (for various types of food); sravanamthe ear (for hearing some sweet music); kutascitto some other side; ghranahthe nose (for smelling); anyatahto still another side; capala-drkthe restless eyesight; kva casomewhere; karma-saktihthe active senses; bahvyahmany; sa-patnyahco-wives; ivalike; geha-patima householder; lunantiannihilate.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, O infallible one, my position is like that of a person who has many wives, all trying to attract him in their own way. For example, the tongue is attracted to palatable dishes, the genitals to sex with an attractive woman, and the sense of touch to contact with soft things. The belly, although filled, still wants to eat more, and the ear, not attempting to hear about You, is generally attracted to cinema songs. The sense of smell is attracted to yet another side, the restless eyes are attracted to scenes of sense gratification, and the active senses are attracted elsewhere. In this way I am certainly embarrassed.
PURPORT
The human form of life is meant for God realization, but this process, which begins with sravanam kirtanam visnoh [SB 7.5.23]hearing and chanting of the holy name of the Lordis disturbed as long as our senses are materially attracted. Therefore devotional service means purifying the senses. In the conditioned state our senses are covered by material sense gratification, and as long as one is not trained in purifying the senses, one cannot become a devotee. In our Krsna consciousness movement, therefore, we advise from the very beginning that one restrict the activities of the senses, especially the tongue, which is described by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura as most greedy and unconquerable. To stop this attraction of the tongue, one is authoritatively advised not to accept meat or similar uneatable things nor to allow the tongue to hanker to drink or smoke. Even the drinking of tea and coffee is not permitted. Similarly, the genitals must be restricted from illicit sex. Without such restraint of the senses, one cannot make advancement in Krsna consciousness. The only method of controlling the senses is to chant and hear the holy name of the Lord; otherwise, one will always be disturbed, as a householder with more than one wife would be disturbed by them for sense gratification.

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