असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
जिसका मन पूरा वशमें नहीं है, उसके द्वारा योग प्राप्त होना कठिन है । परन्तु उपायपूर्वक यत्न करनेवाले वश्यात्माको योग प्राप्त हो सकता है, ऐसा मेरा मत है ॥
English
Yoga is hard to attain for one whose mind is not fully controlled. But for one who controls the mind and strives with the right method, it can be reached.
श्लोक का अर्थ
A person ruled by an uncontrolled mind struggles to reach yoga. With self-control, steady effort, and the right method, yoga becomes possible.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield, Arjuna has already admitted that the mind is hard to control. Krishna answers with a practical promise: yoga is difficult for the undisciplined, but possible for the one who steadies the mind and keeps practicing.
आज के संदर्भ में
You sit at the edge of a hard conversation, rehearsing and retreating at once. The problem is not the conversation itself; it is the mind that keeps slipping away from your intention.
सार
There is relief in knowing the path is blocked by chaos, not by your worth.
शब्दार्थ
असंयतात्मना (by one whose self is not controlled) / योगः (yoga) / दुष्प्रापः (hard to attain) / इति (thus) / मे (my) / मतिः (view) । / वश्यात्मना (by one whose self is under control) / तु (but) / यतता (by one striving) / शक्यः (possible) / अवाप्तुम् (to attain) / उपायतः (by right means)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 6: ध्यान योग — ध्यान का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 47 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: vairagya (51 श्लोक), manas (49 श्लोक), dhyana (31 श्लोक)