Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 6.36

Sanskrit

असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः। वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।

asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥ vaśhyātmanā tu yatatā śhakyo ’vāptum upāyataḥ

Meaning

Mastery requires mental discipline and consistent effort. Without controlling your focus and impulses, success remains elusive regardless of strategy.

Translation

My conviction is that Yoga is difficult to attain for one with an uncontrolled mind. But it is possible to attain through the aforementioned means for one who strives and has a controlled mind.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: