i-Gita Chapter-3 Verse-43

[Vaishnavism eClass]

i-Gita Chapter-3 Verse-43

evam buddheh param buddhva 

samstabhyatmanam atmana 

jahi satrum maha-baho 

kama-rupam durasadam

SYNONYMS

evam--thus; buddheh--of intelligence; param--superior; buddhva--so knowing; samstabhya--by steadying; atmanam--of the mind; atmana--by deliberate intelligence; jahi--conquer; satrum--the enemy; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; kama-rupam--the form of lust; durasadam--formidable.

TRANSLATION

Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to material senses, mind and intelligence, one should control the lower self by the higher self and thus--by spiritual strength--conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.