अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् |
अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय ||१२-९||
atha cittaṃ samādhātuṃ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram . abhyāsayogena tato māmicchāptuṃ dhanañjaya ||12-9||
।।12.9।। हे धनंजय ! यदि तुम अपने मन को मुझमें स्थिर करने में समर्थ नहीं हो, तो अभ्यासयोग के द्वारा तुम मुझे प्राप्त करने की इच्छा (अर्थात् प्रयत्न) करो।।
12.9 अथ if? चित्तम् the mind? समाधातुम् to fix? न not? शक्नोषि (thou) art able? मयि in Me? स्थिरम् steadily? अभ्यासयोगेन by the Yoga of constant practice? ततः them? माम् Me? इच्छ wish? आप्तुम् to reach? धनञ्जय O Arjuna.Commentary Abhyasa Yoga Abhyasa is constant practice to steady the mind and fix it on one point the practice of repeatedly withdrawing the mind from all sorts of sensual objects and fixing it again and again on one particular object or the Self. The constant effort to separate or
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।12.9।।यदि इस प्रकार यानी जैसे मैंने बतलाया है उस प्रकार तू मुझमें चित्तको अचल स्थापित नहीं कर सकता? तो फिर हे धनंजय तू अभ्यासयोगके द्वारा -- चित्तको सब ओरसे खींचकर बारंबार एक अवलम्बनमें लगानेका नाम अभ्यास है उससे युक्त जो समाधानरूप योग है? ऐसे अभ्यासयोगके द्वारा -- मुझ -- विश्वरूप परमेश्वरको प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा कर।
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12.9 If, however, you are unable to establish the mind steadily on Me, then, O Dhananjaya, seek to attain Me through the Yoga of Practice.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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