Chapter 6, Verse 34
Chapter 6 · karma-yoga
Shloka
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद् दृढम् | तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् ||६-३४||
cañcalaṃ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham . tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye vāyoriva suduṣkaram ||6-34||
English Meaning
English Meaning
The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding, O Krishna: I deem it as difficult to control it as to control the wind.
Hindi Meaning
क्योंकि हे कृष्ण ! यह मन चंचल और प्रमथन स्वभाव का तथा बलवान् और दृढ़ है; उसका निग्रह करना मैं वायु के समान अति दुष्कर मानता हूँ ।।
Russian Meaning
Ум воистину беспокоен, беспокоен, силен и непреклонен, о Кришна: Я считаю, что контролировать его так же трудно, как контролировать ветер.
Spanish Meaning
La mente en verdad es inquieta, turbulenta, fuerte e inflexible, oh Krishna: considero que es tan difícil controlarla como controlar el viento.
Commentary
The mind constantly changes its objects and so it is ever restless.Krishna is derived from Krish which means to scrape. He scrapes all the sins? evils? and the causes of evil from the hearts of His devotees. Therefore He is called Krishna.The mind is not only restless but also turbulent or impetuous? strong and obstinate. It produces violent agitation in the body and the senses. The mind is drawn by the objects in all directions. It works always in conjunction with the five senses. It is drawn by them to the five kinds of objects. Therefore it is ever restless. It enjoys the five kinds of sensobjects with the help of these senses and the body. Therefore it makes them subject to external influences. It is even more difficult to control it than to control the wind. The mind is born of Vayutanmatra (wind rootelement). That is the reason why it is as restless as the wind.