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THE BHAGAVAD-GITA.
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद् दृढम् ।
तस्याऽहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् ॥ ३४ ॥
For the mind[1] is verily restless, O Krishna; it is impetuous, strong and difficult to bend. I deem it as hard to curb as the wind. (34)
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् ।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते ॥ ३५ ॥The Blessed Lord said:
Without doubt, O mighty-armed, the mind[1] is hard to curb and restless; but it may be curbed by constant practice and by dispassion. (35)
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।
वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ॥ ३६ ॥
Yoga is hard to attain, methinks, by a self that is uncontrolled; but by the Self-controlled it is attainable by properly directed energy. (36)
