Chapter 12, Verse 9
Text
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
Transliteration
atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām ichchhāptuṁ dhanañjaya
Word Meanings
atha—if; chittam—mind; samādhātum—to fix; na śhaknoṣhi—(you) are unable; mayi—on me; sthiram—steadily; abhyāsa-yogena—by uniting with God through repeated practice; tataḥ—then; mām—me; ichchhā—desire; āptum—to attain; dhanañjaya—Arjun, the conqueror of wealth
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
If now you are unable to focus your mind on Me, then seek to reach Me, O Arjuna, through the practice of repetition.
In English by Swami Sivananda
If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।12.9।।अगर तू मनको मेरेमें अचलभावसे स्थिर (अर्पण) करनेमें समर्थ नहीं है, तो हे धनञ्जय ! अभ्यासयोगके द्वारा तू मेरी प्राप्तिकी इच्छा कर।
In English by Swami Sivananda
12.9 अथ if, चित्तम् the mind, समाधातुम् to fix, न not, शक्नोषि (thou) art able, मयि in Me, स्थिरम् steadily, अभ्यासयोगेन by the Yoga of constant practice, ततः them, माम् Me, इच्छ wish, आप्तुम् to reach, धनञ्जय O Arjuna.Commentary Abhyasa Yoga Abhyasa is constant practice to steady the mind and fix it on one point the practice of repeatedly withdrawing the mind from all sorts of sensual objects and fixing it again and again on one particular object or the Self. The constant effort to separate or detach oneself from the illusory five sheaths and identify oneself with the Atman is also Abhyasa. If you are not able to fix your mind and intellect wholly on the Lord all the time, then do it for some time at least. If your mind wanders much, try to fix it on the Lord through the continous practice of remembrance. Resort to the worship of the images of God, feeling His Living Presence in them. This will also help you.Why did Lord Krishna address Arjuna by the name Dhananjaya here Surely there is some significance. Arjuna conered many people and brought immense wealth for the Rajasuya Yajna performed by Yudhishthira. For such a man of great powers and splendour, it is not difficult to coner this mind, and obtain the spiritual wealth of knowledge of the Self. This is what Lord Krishna meant when He addressed Arjuna by the name Dhananjaya.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।12.9।। व्याख्या--अथ चित्तं समाधातुं ৷৷. मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय--यहाँ 'चित्तम्' पदका अर्थ 'मन' है। परन्तु इस श्लोकका पीछेके श्लोकमें वर्णित साधनसे सम्बन्ध है, इसलिये 'चित्तम्' पदसे यहाँ मन और बुद्धि दोनों ही लेना युक्तिसंगत है।