62. Dhyaayatho vishyaan pumsaH sangah theshu upajaayathe
sanghaathsanjaayathe kaamaH kaamaath kroDho abhijaayathe
63. kroDhth bhavathi sammohaH sammohaath smrthivibhramaH
smrthibhramSaath budDhinaSah budDhinaaSaath vinaSyathi
By the mind dwelling upon the sense objects attachment is created for them and from that the longing desire to possess them springs up and the desire gives way to anger .From anger delusion arises and the delusion causes loss of memory which results in destruction of reasoning power and as a result the man is destroyed.
So what is the way out? That the only way is to cultivate the equanimity of mind
64. raagadhvesha viyukthaih thu vishayaan indhriyaiH charan
aathmavasyaiH viDheyaathmaa prasaadham aDhigacChathi
The one who contacts the sense objects with his senses fully controlled due to the absence of likes and dislikes is disciplined and self-controlled and attains equanimity of mind.
A man of discrimination, sThithaprajna, enjoys the sense objects through his senses but does not cling to them, being free from likes and dislikes. He sees a beautiful thing or hears a beautiful music and enjoys it as everyone else but his mind is not running after such sensual pleasures. This idea is well brought out by Sankara in his hymns of `bhajagovinda,' where he says,
`Yogaratho vaa bhogaratho vaa sangaratho vaa sangaviheenah yasya brahmani ramathe chiththam nandhathi nandhathi nandhathyeva.' Whether he is seen practicing yoga or seemingly indulgent in bhoga his inner bliss remains unalloyed. He is always happy because his mind is revels ever in Brahman. This is what is meant by prasaadham aDhigacChathi. This is made clear in the next sloka.
65.prasaadhe sarva duhkhaanaam haaniH asya upajaayathe
prasannachethasaH hi aaSu buddhiH paryavathishtaThe
When the serenity of mind is achieved all sorrow of the samsara come to an end because the mind is established in Brahman.
All sorrows are only due to the agitation of mind concerned with acquiring the objects of desire and preservation of them and the grief on losing them. All experiences whether joyous or painful bring only sorrow , former because of their fleeting nature and the latter because of their being unpleasant. When the mind is in equanimity neither the pleasure nor the pain affects the person. Then the mind becomes established in Brahman immediately.
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