Gita Verse 6.36

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 36

Sanskrit Verse

असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।

Transliteration

asaṅyatātmanā yogo duṣhprāpa iti me matiḥ

vaśhyātmanā tu yatatā śhakyo ’vāptum upāyataḥ

Word meanings

asanyata-ātmanā—one whose mind is unbridled; yogaḥ—Yog; duṣhprāpaḥ—difficult to attain; iti—thus; me—my; matiḥ—opinion; vaśhya-ātmanā—by one whose mind is controlled; tu—but; yatatā—one who strives; śhakyaḥ—possible; avāptum—to achieve; upāyataḥ—by right means

Swami Sivananda's translation

I think Yoga is hard to be attained by one with an uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving one can attain it by the appropriate means.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 6