Chapter 18
तस्मान्नियम्य षड्वर्गं मद्भावेन चरेन्मुनि: । विरक्त: क्षुद्रकामेभ्यो लब्ध्वात्मनि सुखं महत् ॥ २३ ॥
Transliteration
tasmān niyamya ṣaḍ-vargaṁ mad-bhāvena caren muniḥ viraktaḥ kṣudra-kāmebhyo labdhvātmani sukhaṁ mahat
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tasmāt — therefore; niyamya — completely controlling; ṣaṭ-vargam — the six senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste and the mind); mat-bhāvena — by consciousness of Me; caret — should live; muniḥ — the sage; viraktaḥ — detached; kṣudra — insignificant; kāmebhyaḥ — from sense gratification; labdhvā — having experienced; ātmani — in the self; sukham — happiness; mahat — great.
Translation
“Therefore, completely controlling the five senses and the mind by Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a sage, having experienced spiritual bliss within the self, should live detached from insignificant material sense gratification.”