Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.18
SB 2.1.18
Open the full passageSanskrit
niyacched viṣayebhyo 'kṣān manasā buddhi-sārathiḥ manaḥ karmabhir ākṣiptaṁ śubhārthe dhārayed dhiyā
Translation
Gradually, as the mind becomes progressively spiritualized, withdraw it from sense activities, and by intelligence the senses will be controlled. The mind too absorbed in material activities can be engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead and become fixed in full transcendental consciousness.