Chapter 12 · Bhakti Yoga

Shloka 12.9

Lesson 478 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Qualities and practices of devotion. Which qualities make devotion steady, practical and transformative?

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Shloka · Devanagari

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiramabhyāsa-yogena tato mām ichchhāptuṁ dhanañjaya

Sandhi-vicheda

atha+chittam+samādhātum+na śhaknoṣhi+mayi+sthiram+abhyāsa-yogena+tataḥ+mām+ichchhā+āptum+dhanañjaya

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Meaning of each word

athasource form

chittamsource form

mind

samādhātumsource form

to fix

na śhaknoṣhisource form

(you) are unable

mayisource form

on me

sthiramsource form

steadily

abhyāsa-yogenasource form

by uniting with God through repeated practice

tataḥsource form

then

māmsource form

ichchhāsource form

desire

āptumsource form

to attain

dhanañjayasource form

Arjun, the conqueror of wealth

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।12.9।। --,अथ एवं यथा अवोचं तथा मयि चित्तं समाधातुं स्थापयितुं स्थिरम् अचलं न शक्नोषि चेत्? ततः पश्चात् अभ्यासयोगेन? चित्तस्य एकस्मिन् आलम्बने सर्वतः समाहृत्य पुनः पुनः स्थापनम् अभ्यासः? तत्पूर्वको योगः समाधानलक्षणः तेन अभ्यासयोगेन मां विश्वरूपम् इच्छ प्रार्थयस्व आप्तुं प्राप्तुं हे धनंजय।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 12.9

Course position478 / 701

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