Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 6.35

श्रीभगवानुवाच असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते

śhrī bhagavān uvācha asanśhayaṁ mahā-bāho mano durnigrahaṁ chalam abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa cha gṛihyate

Recitation · Text 6.35
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Krishna concedes the point before answering it. Undoubtedly, mighty-armed one, the mind is restless and hard to restrain — but it is held by practice and by dispassion. Abhyāsa and vairāgya: repetition, and loosening the grip. Nothing more exotic is offered.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Practice and dispassion — repetition and loosening the grip. Nothing more exotic.