ऋषिरुवाच सत्यमुक्तं किन्त्विह वा एके न मनसोऽद्धा विश्रम्भमनवस्थानस्य शठकिरात इव सङ्गच्छन्ते ॥ २ ॥
rsir uvaca satyam uktam kintv iha va eke na manaso ’ddha visrambham anavasthanasya satha-kirata iva sangacchante.
- rsih uvaca
- Sukadeva Gosvami said
- satyam
- the correct thing
- uktam
- have said
- kintu
- but
- iha
- in this material world
- va
- either
- eke
- some
- na
- not
- manasah
- of the mind
- addha
- directly
- visrambham
- faithful
- anavasthanasya
- being unsteady
- satha
- very cunning
- kiratah
- a hunter
- iva
- like
- sangacchante
- become.
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami replied: My dear King, you have spoken correctly. However, after capturing animals, a cunning hunter does not put faith in them, for they might run away. Similarly, those who are advanced in spiritual life do not put faith in the mind. Indeed, they always remain vigilant and watch the mind’s action.