Chapter 6 · Dhyana Yoga - The Yoga of MeditationArjuna
Verse 37
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 6, श्लोक 37
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।
अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति॥
Transliteration
Ayatih Shraddhayo-Peto Yogach-Chalita-Manasah.
Aprapya Yoga-Samsiddhim Kam Gatim Krishna Gachchhati.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अयतिःayatihone who fails to strive/is negligent
श्रद्धयाshraddhayawith faith
उपेतःupetahendowed
योगात्yogatfrom yoga
चलितमानसःchalita-manasahwhose mind has deviated
अप्राप्यaprapyanot having attained
योगसंसिद्धिम्yoga-samsiddhimperfection in yoga
काम्kamwhat
गतिम्gatimdestination/fate
कृष्णkrishnaO Krishna
गच्छतिgachchhatigoes
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
अर्जुन बोले — हे कृष्ण! जो श्रद्धा रखता है पर प्रयत्न में शिथिल हो जाता है, जिसका मन योग से विचलित हो जाता है, और जो योगसिद्धि प्राप्त नहीं कर पाता — वह किस गति को प्राप्त होता है?
English Translation
Arjuna said: O Krishna, what is the fate of one who has faith but lacks effort, whose mind deviates from yoga, and who fails to attain perfection in yoga?
Commentary (टीका)
Arjuna raises the fear that haunts every spiritual aspirant: what if I start the path but fail to reach the goal? What becomes of the sincere seeker who has faith but falls short of perfection? This deeply practical question reflects Arjuna's concern that incomplete spiritual effort might leave one with neither worldly success nor spiritual liberation.