Bhagavad Gita 6.37 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna asks: “What if someone tries, but falls off the path?”
What it means
Arjuna asks: “What happens to someone who has faith but doesn't manage to stay disciplined, and whose mind wanders off the path before they reach the goal?”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः । अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ॥
arjuna uvāca ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāccalitamānasaḥ aprāpya yogasaṃsiddhiṃ kāṃ gatiṃ kṛṣṇa gacchati
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O krsna, failing to achieve perfection in Yoga, what goal does one attain who, though possessed of faith, is not diligent and whose mind becomes deflected from Yoga?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे कृष्ण ! जिसका मन योग से चलायमान हो गया है, ऐसा अपूर्ण प्रयत्न वाला (अयति) श्रद्धायुक्त पुरुष योग की सिद्धि को न प्राप्त होकर किस गति को प्राप्त होता है?
Swami Tejomayananda
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