Chapter6 Shloka36 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 6 : Raj Yoga or Dhyana Yoga - Yoga of Meditation

Ch 06 : Sh 36

असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥

Transliteration

asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ |
vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo’vāptum upāyataḥ || 36 ||

Translation

In my opinion, Achieving perfection in Yoga(self-realization is hard to attain by a person of unrestrained mind. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by right means is assured of success.

Purport

In Last Shloka Bhagvan Shri Krishna explained the method to control the mind. By continuous practice and practice of renunciation(Vairagya) mind can be controlled.

In this Shloka Bhagvan Shri Krishna assures that one who follows this prescribed method and practice with determination achieves the perfection in yoga, which is nothing but the enlightenment or self-realization.

But those who are not able to control the mind may find it difficult to achieve perfection because the mind is the biggest hurdle. Hence mind must be controlled using correct methods as described earlier.