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BG 6.37 — 6.37 Arjuna said He who is unable to control himself though he has the faith, and whose mind wanders away from Yoga, what end does he, having failed to at | Live Gita
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अर्जुन उवाच |
अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः |
अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ||६-३७||

arjuna uvāca . ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāccalitamānasaḥ . aprāpya yogasaṃsiddhiṃ kāṃ gatiṃ kṛṣṇa gacchati ||6-37||


।।6.37।। अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे कृष्ण ! जिसका मन योग से चलायमान हो गया है, ऐसा अपूर्ण प्रयत्न वाला (अयति) श्रद्धायुक्त पुरुष योग की सिद्धि को न प्राप्त होकर किस गति को प्राप्त होता है?

Word-by-word meanings

6.37 अयतिः uncontrolled? श्रद्धया by faith? उपेतः possessed? योगात् from Yoga? चलितमानसः one whose mind wanders away? अप्राप्य not having attained? योगसंसिद्धिम् perfection in Yoga? काम् which? गतिम् end? कृष्ण O Krishna? गच्छति meets.Commentary He has faith in the efficacy of Yoga but he is not able to control the senses and the mind. He has no concentration of mind. His mind wanders away when the last breath departs from his body and he loses the memory also. Having failed to achieve perfectio

Commentaries

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

Sri Shankaracharya

।।6.37।।योगाभ्यासको स्वीकार करके जिसने इस लोक और परलोककी प्राप्तिके साधनरूप कर्मोंका तो त्याग कर दिया और योगसिद्धिका फल मोक्षप्राप्तिका साधन पूर्ण ज्ञान जिसको मिला नहीं ऐसे जिस योगीका चित्त अन्तकालमें योगमार्गसे विचलित हो गया हो उस योगीके नाशकी आशङ्का करके अर्जुन पूछने लगा हे कृष्ण जो साधक योगमार्गमें यत्न करनेवाला नहीं है परंतु श्रद्धासे अर्थात् आस्तिकबुद्धिसे युक्त है और अन्तकालमें जिसका मन योगसे चलायमान हो गया है वह चञ्चलचित्त भ्रष्ट स्मृतिवाला योगी योगकी सिद्धिको अर्थात् योगफलरूप पूर्ण ज्ञानको न पाकर किस गतिको प्राप्त होता है ।

Swami Gambirananda

6.37 Arjuna said O krsna, failing to achieve perfection in Yoga, what goal does one attain who, though possessed of faith, is not diligent and whose mind becomes deflected from Yoga?

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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