Bhagavad Gita 12.5 meaningThe path of love
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“But loving a God without form is harder for most people.”
What it means
“But the path is harder for those whose minds are set on the formless. For embodied beings, the formless is difficult to reach.”
The original Sanskrit
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् । अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते ॥
kleśo.adhikatarasteṣāmavyaktāsaktacetasām || avyaktā hi gatirduḥkhaṃ dehavadbhiravāpyate
Translations
Literal translation
For them who have their minds attached to the Unmanifested the struggle is greater; for, the Goal which is the Unmanifest is attained with difficulty by the embodied ones.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु उन अव्यक्त में आसक्त हुए चित्त वाले पुरुषों को क्लेश अधिक होता है, क्योंकि देहधारियों से अव्यक्त की गति कठिनाईपूर्वक प्राप्त की जाती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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