Chapter 6, Verse 36
Chapter 6 · jnana-yoga
Shloka
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः | वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः ||६-३६||
asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ . vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo.avāptumupāyataḥ ||6-36||
English Meaning
English Meaning
I think Yoga is hard to be attained by one of uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving one can attain to it by the (proper) means.
Hindi Meaning
असंयत मन के पुरुष द्वारा योग प्राप्त होना कठिन है, परन्तु स्वाधीन मन वाले प्रयत्नशील पुरुष द्वारा उपाय से योग प्राप्त होना संभव है, यह मेरा मत है।।
Russian Meaning
Я думаю, что йоги трудно достичь человеку с неконтролируемым «я», но человек, владеющий собой и стремящийся, может достичь ее (надлежащими) средствами.
Spanish Meaning
Creo que es difícil que una persona sin control alcance el Yoga, pero una persona que se controla y se esfuerza puede alcanzarlo por los medios (adecuados).
Commentary
Uncontrolled self he who has not controlled the senses and the mind by the constant practice of dispassion and meditation. Selfcontrolled he who has controlled the mind by the constant practice of dispassion and meditation. He can attain Selfrealisation by the right means and constant endeavour.