Suktimuktavali 69

69

Now the section on the senses. / It acts as an unruly horse in leading the self astray along the wrong path; / it acts as a black cobra in destroying the life that is the discernment of what should and should not be done; / it acts as a gleaming axe in cutting down the grove of the trees of merit; / conquer that host of senses, which has broken the seal of vows, and become prosperous! (69)