![]() ![]() ![]() The same truth permits itself to be presented from a variety of perspectives and each perspective provides its own unique appeal. Shree Krishna had talked about sanyās in verses 5.13 and 9.28, and about tyāg in verses 4.20 and 12.11, but he explains it here from another angle. This topic had been explained in the previous chapters as well. And the Supreme Lord Shree Krishna, as the Master of the senses, himself embodies this state of perfection. It is this conquest that can bestow the state of perfect peace. Arjun also refers to Shree Krishna as Hrishikesh, meaning “master of the senses.” Arjun’s goal is to accomplish the greatest of conquests, which is to subdue the mind and the senses. He wishes to know the nature of sanyās, which means “renunciation of actions.” He also wishes to know the nature of tyāg, which means “renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions.” Further, he uses the word pṛithak, meaning difference he wishes to understand the distinction between the two terms. Arjun indicates, “Just as you slayed the Keshi demon, please slay the demon of doubt in my mind.” His question is penetrating and poignant. Doubt is also like an untamed horse that runs wild in the mind and destroys the garden of devotion. ![]() Arjun addresses Shree Krishna as “Keshi-nisudan,” meaning “killer of the Keshi demon.” In his divine pastimes on the earth, Lord Krishna had killed a furious and violent demon called Keshi, who had taken the form of a mad horse and created havoc in the land of Braj.
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