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BG 6.35 — 6.35 The Blessed Lord said Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless; but by practice and by dispassion it may be | Live Gita
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श्रीभगवानुवाच |
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् |
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ||६-३५||

śrībhagavānuvāca . asaṃśayaṃ mahābāho mano durnigrahaṃ calam . abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate ||6-35||


।।6.35।। श्रीभगवान् कहते हैं --  हे महबाहो ! नि:सन्देह मन चंचल और कठिनता से वश में होने वाला है; परन्तु, हे कुन्तीपुत्र ! उसे अभ्यास और वैराग्य के द्वारा वश में किया जा सकता है।।

Word-by-word meanings

6.35 असंशयम् undoubtedly? महाबाहो O mightyarmed? मनः the mind? दुर्निग्रहम् difficult to control? चलम् restless? अभ्यासेन by practice? तु but? कौन्तेय O Kaunteya? वैराग्येण by dispassion? च and? गृह्यते is restrained. Commentary The constant or repeated effort to keep the wandering mind steady by constant meditation on the Lakshya (centre? ideal? goal or object of meditation) is Abhyasa or practice. The same idea or thought of the Self or God is constantly repeated. This constant repetition dest

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।6.35।।श्रीभगवान् बोले कि जैसे तू कहता है यह ठीक ऐसा ही है हे महाबाहो मन चञ्चल और कठिनतासे वशमें होनेवाला है इसमें ( कोई ) संदेह नहीं। किंतु अभ्याससे अर्थात् किसी चित्तभूमिमें एक समान वृत्तिकी बारंबार आवृत्ति करनेसे और दृष्ट तथा अदृष्ट प्रिय भोगोंमें बारंबार दोषदर्शनके अभ्यासद्वारा उत्पन्न हुए अनिच्छारूप वैराग्यसे चित्तके विक्षेपरूप प्रचार ( चञ्चलता ) को रोका जा सकता है। अर्थात् इस प्रकार उस मनका निग्रह निरोध किया जा सकता है।

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Swami Gambirananda

6.35 The Blessed Lord said O mighty-armed one, undoubtedly the mind is untractable and restless. But, O son of Kunti, it is brought under control through practice and detachment.

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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