Based on verses 60 and 61 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, this episode highlights the power of the senses and how they can be destructive to even those who are knowledgeable. Swamiji impresses upon the vital need to develop the intellect to be able to control the senses. A fundamental human requirement which is hardly known much less addressed in the world today. When one has achieved perfect control over the senses, only then is one qualified to meditate.