Chapter 6, Verse 37
Text
अर्जुन उवाच अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः। अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
Transliteration
arjuna uvācha ayatiḥ śhraddhayopeto yogāch chalita-mānasaḥ aprāpya yoga-sansiddhiṁ kāṅ gatiṁ kṛiṣhṇa gachchhati
Word Meanings
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; ayatiḥ—lax; śhraddhayā—with faith; upetaḥ—possessed; yogāt—from Yog; chalita-mānasaḥ—whose mind becomes deviated; aprāpya—failing to attain; yoga-sansiddhim—the highest perfection in yog; kām—which; gatim—destination; kṛiṣhṇa—Shree Krishna; gachchhati—goes
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
Arjuna said, "If a person who is possessed of faith but has put in only inadequate effort finds his mind wandering away from Yoga, and then fails to attain perfection—what way does he go, O Krishna?"
In English by Swami Sivananda
Arjuna said, "He who is unable to control himself, even though he has faith, and whose mind wanders away from Yoga, what end does he meet, having failed to attain perfection in Yoga, O Krishna?"
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।6.37।। अर्जुन बोले - हे कृष्ण ! जिसकी साधनमें श्रद्धा है, पर जिसका प्रयत्न शिथिल है, वह अन्तसमयमें अगर योगसे विचलितमना हो जाय, तो वह योगसिद्धिको प्राप्त न करके किस गतिको चला जाता है?
In English by Swami Sivananda
6.37 अयतिः uncontrolled, श्रद्धया by faith, उपेतः possessed, योगात् from Yoga, चलितमानसः one whose mind wanders away, अप्राप्य not having attained, योगसंसिद्धिम् perfection in Yoga, काम् which, गतिम् end, कृष्ण O Krishna, गच्छति meets.Commentary He has faith in the efficacy of Yoga but he is not able to control the senses and the mind. He has no concentration of mind. His mind wanders away when the last breath departs from his body and he loses the memory also. Having failed to achieve perfection in Yoga, i.e., Selfrealisation or the knowledge of the Self, what path will he tread, and what end will such a man,meet
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।6.37।। व्याख्या--'अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः'--जिसकी साधनमें अर्थात् जप, ध्यान, सत्सङ्ग, स्वाध्याय आदिमें रुचि है, श्रद्धा है और उनको करता भी है, पर अन्तःकरण और बहिःकरण वशमें न होनेसे साधनमें शिथिलता है, तत्परता नहीं है। ऐसा साधक अन्तसमयमें संसारेमें राग रहनेसे, विषयोंका चिन्तन होनेसे अपने साधनसे विचलित हो जाय, अपने ध्येयपर स्थिर न रहे तो फिर उसकी क्या गति होती है,