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2.88. A wise man should strive to restrain his organs which run wild among alluring sensual objects, like a
charioteer his horses.
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2.89. Those eleven organs which former sages have named, I will properly (and) precisely enumerate in due
order,
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2.90. (Viz.) the ear, the skin, the eyes, the tongue, and the nose as the fifth, the anus, the organ of generation,
hands and feet, and the (organ of) speech, named as the tenth.
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2.91. Five of them, the ear and the rest according to their order, they call organs of sense, and five of them, the
anus and the rest, organs of action.
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2.92. Know that the internal organ (manas) is the eleventh, which by its quality belongs to both (sets); when that
has been subdued, both those sets of five have been conquered.
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2.93. Through the attachment of his organs (to sensual pleasure) a man doubtlessly will incur guilt; but if he
keep them under complete control, he will obtain success (in gaining all his aims).
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2.94. Desire is never extinguished by the enjoyment of desired objects; it only grows stronger like a fire (fed)
with clarified butter.
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2.95. If one man should obtain all those (sensual enjoyments) and another should renounce them all, the
renunciation of all pleasure is far better than the attainment of them.
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2.96. Those (organs) which are strongly attached to sensual pleasures, cannot so effectually be restrained by
abstinence (from enjoyments) as by a constant (pursuit of true) knowledge.
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2.97. Neither (the study of) the Vedas, nor liberality, nor sacrifices, nor any (self-imposed) restraint, nor
austerities, ever procure the attainment (of rewards) to a man whose heart is contaminated (by sensuality).
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2.98. That man may be considered to have (really) subdued his organs, who on hearing and touching and seeing,
on tasting and smelling (anything) neither rejoices nor repines.