Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 35
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 6 श्लोक 35

श्री भगवानुवाच
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
6.35. The Bhagavat said  O mighty-armed !  No doubt, the mind is unsteady and is hard to control.  But it is controlled by  practice and through an attitude of desirelessness, O son of  Kunti !


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
6.35 Asamsayam etc.  Through an attitude of desirelessness,  the craving for sense objects is destroyed.  Through practice, stage  after stage, the side of emancipation is occupied  [by the mind].  Hence both are included.  Regarding this, it has been said by the revered author of the Bhasya as :
 
     The restraint of mental modifications depends on
     both [the attitude of desirelessness and practice]. 			
 Hence is this solemn declaration :


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 6.35Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:
Asamshayam mahaabaaho mano durnigraham chalam;
Abhyaasena tu kaunteya vairaagyena cha grihyate.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 6.35śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—Lord Krishna said; asanśhayam—undoubtedly; mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one; manaḥ—the mind; durnigraham—difficult to restrain; chalam—restless; abhyāsena—by practice; tu—but; kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti; vairāgyeṇa—by detachment; cha—and; gṛihyate—can be controlled