[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 2.1.18 # Bhagavatapurana 2.1.18 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2.1.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.1.18) niyacchedviṣayebhyo 'kṣān manasā buddhisārathiḥ / manaḥ karmabhirākṣiptaṃ śubhārthe dhārayeddhiyā // > 18. With Buddhi for his guide, he should by the power of the mind, restrain the senses from being drawn away to their objects; and by the force of his judgment, he should make his mind, which is distracted by Karma, stand steady towards the auspicious thing . > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 2.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.1.17) - [Next: 2.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.1.19) - [Up: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.2.1.p20) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.2.1.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.49.106) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.1.18) · Pramāṇa