Verse of the Day

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।

atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām ichchhāptuṁ dhanañjaya

  • 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

Translation

If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.

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