।।2.61।।सर्वस्य दोषस्य परिजिहीर्षया विषयानुरागयुक्ततया दुर्जयानि इन्द्रियाणि संयम्य चेतसः शुभाश्रय भूते मयि मनः अवस्थाप्य समाहितः आसीत। मनसि मद्विषये सति निर्दग्धाशेषकल्मषतया निर्मलीकृतं विषयानुरागरहितं मन इन्द्रियाणि स्ववशानि करोति। ततो वश्येन्द्रियं मन आत्मदर्शनाय प्रभवति। उक्तं च यथाग्निरुद्धतशिखः कक्षं दहति सानिलः। तथा चित्तस्थितो विष्णुर्योगिनां सर्वकिल्बिषम्।। (वि0 पु0 6।7।74) इति। तदाह वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता इति।एवं मयि अनिवेश्य मनः स्वयत्नगौरवेण इन्द्रियजये प्रवृत्तो विनष्टो भवति इत्याह
2.61 With a desire to overcome this mutual dependence between the subduing of the senses and vision of the self, one has to coner the senses which are difficult to subdue on account of their attachment to sense-objects. So, focussing the mind on Me who am the only auspicious object for meditation, let him remain steadfast. When the mind is focussed on Me as its object, then such a mind, purified by the burning away of all impurities and devoid of attachment to the senses, is able to control the senses. Then the mind with the senses under control will be able to experience the self. As said in Visnu Purana, 'As the leaping fire fanned by the wind burns away a forest of dry trees, so Visnu, who is in the hearts of all the Yogins, destroys all the sins.' Sri Krsna teaches the same here: 'He whose senses are under control, his knowledge is firmly set.'
Sri Krsna says: 'One who endeavours to subdue the senses, depending on one's own exertions, and does not focus the mind on Me in this way, becomes lost.'
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