चञ्चलं हि मन: कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम् तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्
chañchalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛiṣhṇa pramāthi balavad dṛiḍham tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor iva su-duṣhkaram
Recitation · Text 6.34
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Four words for the problem, piled on: the mind is restless, turbulent, strong, unyielding. Restraining it, he says, seems as hard as restraining the wind. Nobody in the text tells him he is exaggerating.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Nobody tells him he is exaggerating about the mind.