Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 9
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 12 श्लोक 9

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।
अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
12.9 If, however, you are unable to establish the mind steadily on Me, then, O Dhananjaya, seek to attain Me through the Yoga of Practice.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
12.9 If thou art unable to fix thy mind steadily on Me, then by the Yoga of constant practice do thou seek to reach Me, O Arjuna.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
12.9. In case you are not able to cause your mind to enter completley into Me, then, O Dhananjaya !  seek to attain Me by the practice-Yoga.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 12.9Atha chittam samaadhaatum na shaknoshi mayi sthiram;
Abhyaasayogena tato maamicchaaptum dhananjaya.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 12.9atha—if; chittam—mind; samādhātum—to fix; na śhaknoṣhi—(you) are unable; mayi—on Me; sthiram—steadily; abhyāsa-yogena—by uniting with God through repeated practice; tataḥ—then; mām—me; ichchhā—desire; āptum—to attain; dhanañjaya—Arjun, the conqueror of wealth