The Gita

Chapter 6 · Verse 35 of 47

The Yoga of Meditation

ध्यानयोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

O, Mighty-armed! The mind is indeed volatile and hard to control. But one can conquer it through practice {of Yoga} and by snapping the thread of attachment {to the external world}. (6:35)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते॥

Word-by-word

अ-संशयम् महा-बाहो मनः दुर्-निग्रहम् चलम्,

अभ्यासेन तु, कौन्तेय, वैराग्येण च गृह्यते!

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