The sthitaprajña is one given to manana; that is, he is called a "muni". Only one whose Buddhi is steady is a sthitaprajña. Control of the senses is necessary for the sādhaka, but one must know that it is not everything. As long as attachment to sense objects keeps the Manas parched, control of the senses does not reach completeness. That is why he said to Arjuna, "Brother-in-law! Control the senses. Then you will be without fear, like a snake whose fangs have been pulled out." Once brooding on sense objects has begun, one has to see one's own distorted form, and to live through it. As the saying goes, "There is no end to counting; there is no filling desire." Only when, along with control of the outer senses, there is control of the Manas too, is one a sthitaprajña. Otherwise he can become the opposite, a "gataprajña". The gataprajña's place is the downward course; the sthitaprajña's place is the upward course. It is enough to control the Manas. Even if the outer senses are not controlled, no great danger comes of it. If attachment to sense objects perishes in the Manas, rāga and dveṣa are left without support, lose their bearings, and submit of their own accord. Once rāga and dveṣa have perished, even if the senses move among sense objects, there is no room for bondage. For one who has gained the prasāda of the Ātma, where are the sorrows of saṃsāra? Just as the stars cannot be seen the moment the sun rises, so with the gain of the prasāda of Jñāna, sorrow and unrest, the forms of ignorance, take to flight.