Chapter 12 · The Yoga of Devotion

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 12.9

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय

atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām ichchhāptuṁ dhanañjaya

Recitation · Text 12.9
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

If you are not able to fix your thought steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me by the yoga of repeated practice. The first concession, and it arrives one verse after the ideal — the text does not wait to be told it is difficult.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The first concession arrives one verse after the ideal, unprompted.