Bhagavad Gita 6.33
Dhyana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच | योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन | एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात्स्थितिं स्थिराम् ||६-३३||
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca . yo.ayaṃ yogastvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana . etasyāhaṃ na paśyāmi cañcalatvātsthitiṃ sthirām ||6-33||
Arjuna said This Yoga of eanimity taught by Thee, O Krishna, I do not see its steady continuance, because of the restlessness (of the mind).
Word by Word
यः which, अयम् this, योगः Yoga, त्वया by Thee, प्रोक्तः taught, साम्येन by eanimity, मधुसूदन O slayer of Madhu, एतस्य its, अहम् I, न not, पश्यामि see, चञ्चलत्वात् from restlessness, स्थितिम् continuance, स्थिराम् steady
Classical Commentary
As the mind is restless, impetuous and unsteady I find it difficult to practise this Yoga of eanimity declared by Thee. O my Lord? I cannot have steady concentration of the mind, as it wanders here and there in the twinkling of an eye.