Chapter 12: Path of Devotionभक्तियोग
12:9
“If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, O Arjuna, then seek to reach Me by the practice of yoga.”
Sanskrit
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् | अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय ||
Transliteration
atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanañjaya
Commentary
If constant remembrance is difficult, then practice repeatedly. Regular practice gradually develops the ability to keep the mind fixed on God.
Chapter 12
Path of Devotion