तथा चोक्तम्— न कुर्यात्कर्हिचित्सख्यं मनसि ह्यनवस्थिते । यद्विश्रम्भाच्चिराच्चीर्णं चस्कन्द तप ऐश्वरम् ॥ ३ ॥
tatha coktam—— na kuryat karhicit sakhyam manasi hy anavasthite yad-visrambhac cirac cirnam caskanda tapa aisvaram
- tatha
- so
- ca
- and
- uktam
- it is said
- na
- never
- kuryat
- should do
- karhicit
- at any time or with anyone
- sakhyam
- friendship
- manasi
- in the mind
- hi
- certainly
- anavasthite
- which is very restless
- yat
- in which
- visrambhat
- from placing too much faith
- cirat
- for a long time
- cirnam
- practiced
- caskanda
- became disturbed
- tapah
- the austerity
- aisvaram
- of great personalities like Lord Siva and the great sage Saubhari
All the learned scholars have given their opinion. The mind is by nature very restless, and one should not make friends with it. If we place full confidence in the mind, it may cheat us at any moment. Even Lord Siva became agitated upon seeing the Mohini form of Lord Krsna, and Saubhari Muni also fell down from the mature stage of yogic perfection.