Bhagavad Gita

In English by Swami Adidevananda

Greater is the difficulty for those whose minds are thus attached to the unmanifest, for the way of the unmanifest is hard to reach for embodied beings.

In English by Swami Sivananda

Greater is their trouble whose minds are set on the unmanifested, for the goal of the unmanifested is very hard for the embodied to reach.

In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas

।।12.5।।अव्यक्तमें आसक्त चित्तवाले उन साधकोंको (अपने साधनमें) कष्ट अधिक होता है; क्योंकि देहाभिमानियोंके द्वारा अव्यक्त-विषयक गति कठिनतासे प्राप्त की जाती है।

In English by Swami Sivananda

12.5 क्लेशः the trouble, अधिकतरः (is) greater, तेषाम् of those, अव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् whose minds are set on the unmanifested, अव्यक्ता the unmanifested, हि for, गतिः goal, दुःखम् pain, देहवद्भिः by the embodied, अवाप्यते is reached.Commentary Worshippers of the Saguna (alified) and the Nirguna (unalified) Brahman reach the same goal. But the latter path is very hard and arduous, because the aspirant has to give up attachment to the body from the very beginning of his spiritual practice.The embodied Those who identify themselves with their bodies. Identification with the body is Dehabhimana. The imperishable Brahman is very hard to reach for those who are attached to their bodies. Further, it is extremely difficult to fix the resltess mind on the formless and attributeless Brahman. Contemplation on the imperishable, attributeless Brahman demands a very sharp, onepointed and subtle intellect. The Upanishad says Drisyate tu agraya buddhya sukshmaya sukshmadarsibhih -- It is seen by subtle seers through their subtle intellect.He who meditates on the unmanifested should possess the four means. Then he will have to approach a Guru who is well versed in the scriptures and who is also established in Brahman. He will have to hear the Truth from him, then reflect and meditate on It.He who realises the Nirguna (attributeless) Brahman attains eternal bliss or Selfrealisation or Kaivalya (Moksha) which is preceded by the destruction of ignorance with its effects. He who realises the Saguna Brahman (Brahman with attributes) goes to Brahmaloka and enjoys all the wealth and powers of the Lord. He then gets initiation into the mysteries of the Absolute from Hiranyagarbha and without any effort and without the practice of hearing, reflection and meditation attains, through the grace of the Lord alone, the same state as attained by those who have realised the Nirguna Brahman. Through the knowledge of the Self, ignorance and its effects,are destroyed in the case of the worshippers of the Saguna Brahman also.

In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas

।।12.5।। व्याख्या--'क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्'--अव्यक्तमें आसक्त चित्तवाले-- इस विशेषणसे यहाँ उन साधकोंकी बात कही गयी है, जो निर्गुण-उपासनाको श्रेष्ठ तो मानते हैं, पर जिनका चित्त निर्गुणतत्त्वमें आविष्ट नहीं हुआ है। तत्त्वमें आविष्ट होनेके लिये साधकमें तीन बातोंकी आवश्यकता होती है -- रुचि, विश्वास और योग्यता। शास्त्रों और गुरुजनोंके द्वारा निर्गुण-तत्त्वकी महिमा सुननेसे जिनकी (निराकारमें आसक्त चित्तवाला होने और निर्गुण-उपासनाको श्रेष्ठ माननेके कारण) उसमें कुछ रुचि तौ पैदा हो जाती है और वे विश्वासपूर्वक साधन आरम्भ भी कर देते हैं; परन्तु वैराग्यकी कमी और देहाभिमानके कारण जिनका चित्त तत्त्वमें प्रविष्ट नहीं होता-- ऐसे साधकोंके लिये यहाँ 'अव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्' पदका प्रयोग हुआ है।