SB 10.40.27
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 27
- notsahe 'haṁ kṛpaṇa-dhīḥ
- kāma-karma-hataṁ manaḥ
- roddhuṁ pramāthibhiś cākṣair
- hriyamāṇam itas tataḥ
SYNONYMS
na utsahe—am not able to find the strength; aham—I; kṛpaṇa—crippled; dhīḥ—whose intelligence; kāma—by material desires; karma—and material activities; hatam—disturbed; manaḥ—my mind; roddhum—to keep in check; pramāthibhiḥ—which are very powerful and willful; ca—and; akṣaiḥ—by the senses; hriyamāṇam—being dragged; itaḥ tataḥ—here and there.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
My intelligence is so crippled that I cannot find the strength to curb my mind, which is disturbed by material desires and activities and constantly dragged here and there by my obstinate senses.