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 - 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.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
12.9 Atha etc.  to cause the mind [to enter into the Lord] is hard to achieve without the descent of the Lords Grace with greater force, and without the favour of the revered preceptors, pleased [by services etc.]  for a considerable period of time.  Hence, practice [is prescribed].


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