Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Lord said	śrībhagavānuvāca
अनाश्रितः	without taking shelter	anāśritaḥ
कर्मफलं	of the result of work	karmaphalaṃ
कार्यं	obligatory	kāryaṃ
कर्म	work	karma
करोति	performs	karoti
यः	one who	yaḥ
सः	he	saḥ
संन्यासी	in the renounced order	saṃnyāsī
च	also	ca
योगी	mystic	yogī
च	also	ca
न	not	na
निः	without	niḥ
अग्निः	fire	agniḥ
न	nor	na
च	also	ca
अक्रियाः	without duty.	akriyāḥ

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic, not he who lights no fire and performs no duty.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यं	what	yaṃ
संन्यासं	renunciation	saṃnyāsaṃ
इति	thus	iti
प्राहुः	they say	prāhuḥ
योगं	linking with the Supreme	yogaṃ
तं	that	taṃ
विद्धि	you must know	viddhi
पाण्डव	O son of Pandu	pāṇḍava
न	never	na
हि	certainly	hi
असंन्यस्त	without giving up	asaṃnyasta
सङ्कल्पः	desire for self-satisfaction	saṅkalpaḥ
योगी	a mystic transcendentalist	yogī
भवति	becomes	bhavati
कश्चन	anyone.	kaścana

What is called renunciation you should know to be the same as yoga, or linking oneself with the Supreme, O son of Pandu, for one can never become a yogi unless he renounces the desire for sense gratification.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
आरुरुक्षोः	who has just begun yoga	ārurukṣoḥ
मुनेः	of the sage	muneḥ
योगं	the eightfold yoga system	yogaṃ
कर्म	work	karma
कारणं	the means	kāraṇaṃ
उच्यते	is said to be	ucyate
योग	eightfold yoga	yoga
आरूढस्य	of one who has attained	ārūḍhasya
तस्य	his	tasya
एव	certainly	eva
शमः	cessation of all material activities	śamaḥ
करणं	the means	karaṇaṃ
उच्यते	is said to be.	ucyate

For one who is a neophyte in the eightfold yoga system, work is said to be the means; and for one who is already elevated in yoga, cessation of all material activities is said to be the means.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यदा	when	yadā
हि	certainly	hi
न	not	na
इन्द्रियार्थेषु	in sense gratification	indriyārtheṣu
न	never	na
कर्मसु	in fruitive activities	karmasu
अनुषज्जते	one necessarily engages	anuṣajjate
सर्वसङ्कल्प	of all material desires	sarvasaṅkalpa
संन्यासी	renouncer	saṃnyāsī
योगारूढः	elevated in yoga	yogārūḍhaḥ
तदा	at that time	tadā
उच्यते	is said to be.	ucyate

A person is said to be elevated in yoga when, having renounced all material desires, he neither acts for sense gratification nor engages in fruitive activities.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
उद्धरेत्	one must deliver	uddharet
आत्मना	by the mind	ātmanā
आत्मानं	the conditioned soul	ātmānaṃ
न	never	na
आत्मानं	the conditioned soul	ātmānaṃ
अवसादयेत्	put into degradation	avasādayet
आत्मा	mind	ātmā
एव	certainly	eva
हि	indeed	hi
आत्मनः	of the conditioned soul	ātmanaḥ
बन्धुः	friend	bandhuḥ
आत्मा	mind	ātmā
एव	certainly	eva
रिपुः	enemy	ripuḥ
आत्मनः	of the conditioned soul.	ātmanaḥ

One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
बन्धुः	friend	bandhuḥ
आत्मा	the mind	ātmā
आत्मनः	of the living entity	ātmanaḥ
तस्य	of him	tasya
येन	by whom	yena
आत्मा	the mind	ātmā
एव	certainly	eva
आत्मना	by the living entity	ātmanā
जितः	conquered	jitaḥ
अनात्मनः	of one who has failed to control the mind	anātmanaḥ
तु	but	tu
शत्रुत्वे	because of enmity	śatrutve
वर्तेत	remains	varteta
आत्मैव	the very mind	ātmaiva
शत्रुवत्	as an enemy.	śatruvat
जितात्मनः	of one who has conquered his mind	jitātmanaḥ

For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
प्रशान्तस्य	who has attained tranquillity by such control over the mind	praśāntasya
परमात्मा	the Supersoul	paramātmā
समाहितः	approached completely	samāhitaḥ
शीत	in cold	śīta
उष्ण	heat	uṣṇa
सुख	happiness	sukha
दुःखेषु	and distress	duḥkheṣu
तथा	also	tathā
मान	in honor	māna
अपमानयोः	and dishonor.	apamānayoḥ

For one who has conquered the mind, the Supersoul is already reached, for he has attained tranquillity. To such a man happiness and distress, heat and cold, honor and dishonor are all the same.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
ज्ञान	by acquired knowledge	jñāna
विज्ञान	and realized knowledge	vijñāna
तृप्त	satisfied	tṛpta
आत्मा	a living entity	ātmā
कूटस्थः	spiritually situated	kūṭasthaḥ
विजितेन्द्रियः	sensually controlled	vijitendriyaḥ
युक्तः	competent for self-realization	yuktaḥ
इति	thus	iti
उच्यते	is said	ucyate
योगी	a mystic	yogī
सम	equipoised	sama
लोष्ट्र	pebbles	loṣṭra
अश्म	stone	aśma
काञ्चनः	gold.	kāñcanaḥ

A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogi when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees everything whether it be pebbles, stones or gold as the same.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सुहृत्	to well-wishers by nature	suhṛt
मित्र	benefactors with affection	mitra
अरि	enemies	ari
उदासीन	neutrals between belligerents	udāsīna
मध्यस्थ	mediators between belligerents	madhyastha
द्वेष्य	the envious	dveṣya
बन्धुषु	and the relatives or well-wishers	bandhuṣu
साधुषु	unto the pious	sādhuṣu
अपि	as well as	api
च	and	ca
पापेषु	unto the sinners	pāpeṣu
समबुद्धिः	having equal intelligence	samabuddhiḥ
विशिष्यते	is far advanced.	viśiṣyate

A person is considered still further advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends and enemies, the pious and the sinners all with an equal mind.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
योगी	a transcendentalist	yogī
युञ्जीत	must concentrate in KRiShNa consciousness	yuñjīta
सततं	constantly	satataṃ
आत्मानं	himself (by body, mind and self)	ātmānaṃ
रहसि	in a secluded place	rahasi
स्थितः	being situated	sthitaḥ
एकाकी	alone	ekākī
यतचित्तात्मा	always careful in mind	yatacittātmā
निराशीः	without being attracted by anything else	nirāśīḥ
अपरिग्रहः	free from the feeling of possessiveness.	aparigrahaḥ

A transcendentalist should always engage his body, mind and self in relationship with the Supreme; he should live alone in a secluded place and should always carefully control his mind. He should be free from desires and feelings of possessiveness.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
शुचौ	in a sanctified	śucau
देशे	land	deśe
प्रतिष्ठाप्य	placing	pratiṣṭhāpya
स्थिरं	firm	sthiraṃ
आसनं	seat	āsanaṃ
आत्मनः	his own	ātmanaḥ
न	not	na
अति	too	ati
उच्छ्रितं	high	ucchritaṃ
न	nor	na
अति	too	ati
नीचं	low	nīcaṃ
चैलाजिन	of soft cloth and deerskin	cailājina
कुश	and kusa grass	kuśa
उत्तरं	covering	uttaraṃ

To practice yoga, one should go to a secluded place and should lay kusa grass on the ground and then cover it with a deerskin and a soft cloth. The seat should be neither too high nor too low and should be situated in a sacred place.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तत्र	thereupon	tatra
एकाग्रं	with one attention	ekāgraṃ
मनः	mind	manaḥ
कृत्वा	making	kṛtvā
यतचित्त	controlling the mind	yatacitta
इन्द्रिय	senses	indriya
क्रियः	and activities	kriyaḥ
उपविश्य	sitting	upaviśya
आसने	on the seat	āsane
युञ्ज्यात्	should execute	yuñjyāt
योगं	yoga practice	yogaṃ
आत्मा	the heart	ātmā
विशुद्धये	for clarifying.	viśuddhaye

The yogi should then sit on it very firmly and practice yoga to purify the heart by controlling his mind, senses and activities and fixing the mind on one point.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
समं	straight	samaṃ
काय	body	kāya
शिरः	head	śiraḥ
ग्रीवं	neck	grīvaṃ
धारयन्	holding	dhārayan
अचलं	unmoving	acalaṃ
स्थिरः	still	sthiraḥ
सम्प्रेक्ष्य	looking	samprekṣya
नासिका	of the nose	nāsikā
अग्रं	at the tip	agraṃ
स्वं	own	svaṃ
दिशः	on all sides	diśaḥ
च	also	ca
अनवलोकयान्	not looking	anavalokayān

One should hold one’s body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
प्रशान्त	unagitated	praśānta
आत्मा	mind	ātmā
विगतभीः	devoid of fear	vigatabhīḥ
ब्रह्मचारिव्रते	in the vow of celibacy	brahmacārivrate
स्थितः	situated	sthitaḥ
मनः	mind	manaḥ
संयम्य	completely subduing	saṃyamya
मत्	upon Me (KRiShNa)	mat
चित्तः	concentrating the mind	cittaḥ
युक्तः	the actual yogi	yuktaḥ
आसीत	should sit	āsīta
मत्	Me	mat
परः	the ultimate goal.	paraḥ

Thus, with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from pleasures, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
युञ्जन्	practicing	yuñjan
एवं	as mentioned above	evaṃ
सदा	constantly	sadā
आत्मानं	body, mind and soul	ātmānaṃ
योगी	the mystic transcendentalist	yogī
नियतमनसः	with a regulated mind	niyatamanasaḥ
शान्तिं	peace	śāntiṃ
निर्वाणपरमां	cessation of material existence	nirvāṇaparamāṃ
मत्संस्थां	the spiritual sky (the kingdom of God)	matsaṃsthāṃ
अधिगच्छति	does attain.	adhigacchati

Thus practicing constant control of the body, mind and activities, the mystic transcendentalist, his mind regulated, attains to the kingdom of God [or the abode of Krsna] by cessation of material existence.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	never	na
अति	too much	ati
अश्नतः	of one who eats	aśnataḥ
तु	but	tu
योगः	linking with the Supreme	yogaḥ
अस्ति	there is	asti
न	nor	na
च	also	ca
एकान्तं	overly	ekāntaṃ
अनश्नतः	abstaining from eating	anaśnataḥ
न	nor	na
च	also	ca
अति	too much	ati
स्वप्नशीलस्य	of one who sleeps	svapnaśīlasya
जग्रतः	or one who keeps night watch too much	jagrataḥ
न	not	na
एव	ever	eva
च	and	ca
अर्जुन	O Arjuna.	arjuna

There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
युक्त	regulated	yukta
युक्त	regulated	yukta
आहार	eating	āhāra
विहारस्य	recreation	vihārasya
चेष्टस्य	of one who works for maintenance	ceṣṭasya
कर्मसु	in discharging duties	karmasu
युक्त	regulated	yukta
स्वप्नावबोधस्य	sleep and wakefulness	svapnāvabodhasya
योगः	practice of yoga	yogaḥ
भवति	becomes	bhavati
दुःखहा	diminishing pains.	duḥkhahā

He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यदा	when	yadā
विनियतं	particularly disciplined	viniyataṃ
चित्तं	the mind and its activities	cittaṃ
आत्मनि	in the transcendence	ātmani
एव	certainly	eva
अवतिष्ठते	becomes situated	avatiṣṭhate
निस्पृहः	devoid of desire	nispṛhaḥ
सर्व	for all kinds of	sarva
कामेभ्यः	material sense gratification	kāmebhyaḥ
युक्तः	well situated in yoga	yuktaḥ
इति	thus	iti
उच्यते	is said to be	ucyate
तदा	at that time.	tadā

When the yogi, by practice of yoga, disciplines his mental activities and becomes situated in transcendence – devoid of all material desires – he is said to be well established in yoga

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यथा	as	yathā
दीपः	a lamp	dīpaḥ
निवातस्थः	in a place without wind	nivātasthaḥ
न	does not	na
इङ्गते	waver	iṅgate
सा	this	sā
उपमा	comparison	upamā
स्मृता	is considered	smṛtā
योगिनः	of the yogi	yoginaḥ
यतचित्तस्य	whose mind is controlled	yatacittasya
युञ्जतः	constantly engaged	yuñjataḥ
योगं	in meditation	yogaṃ
आत्मनः	on transcendence.	ātmanaḥ

As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent Self.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यत्र	in that state of affairs where	yatra
उपरमते	cease (because one feels transcendental happiness)	uparamate
चित्तं	mental activities	cittaṃ
निरुद्धं	being restrained from matter	niruddhaṃ
योगसेवया	by performance of yoga	yogasevayā
यत्र	in which	yatra
च	also	ca
एव	certainly	eva
आत्मना	by the pure mind	ātmanā
आत्मानं	the self	ātmānaṃ
पश्यन्	realizing the position of	paśyan
आत्मनि	in the self	ātmani
तुष्यति	one becomes satisfied	tuṣyati

In the stage of perfection called trance, or samadhi, one’s mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga. This perfection is characterized by one’s ability to see the Self by the pure mind and to relish and rejoice in the Self.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सुखं	happiness	sukhaṃ
आत्यन्तिकं	supreme	ātyantikaṃ
यत्	which	yat
तत्	that	tat
बुद्धि	by intelligence	buddhi
ग्राह्यं	accessible	grāhyaṃ
अतीन्द्रियं	transcendental	atīndriyaṃ
वेत्ति	one knows	vetti
यत्र	wherein	yatra
न	never	na
च	also	ca
एव	certainly	eva
अयं	he	ayaṃ
स्थितः	situated	sthitaḥ
चलति	moves	calati
तत्त्वतः	from the truth	tattvataḥ

In that joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental happiness, realized through transcendental senses. Established thus, one never departs from the truth, and upon gaining this he thinks there is no greater gain

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	never	na
अधिकं	more	adhikaṃ
यं	that which	yaṃ
लब्ध्वा	by attainment	labdhvā
च	also	ca
अपरं	any other	aparaṃ
लाभं	gain	lābhaṃ
मन्यते	considers	manyate
ततः	than that	tataḥ
यस्मिन्	in which	yasmin
स्थितः	being situated	sthitaḥ
न	never	na
दुःखेन	by miseries	duḥkhena
गुरुणापि	even though very difficult	guruṇāpi
विचाल्यते	becomes shaken	vicālyate

Being situated in such a position, one is never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty. This indeed is actual freedom from all miseries arising from material contact.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तं	that	taṃ
विद्यात्	you must know	vidyāt
दुःखसंयोग	of the miseries of material contact	duḥkhasaṃyoga
वियोगं	extermination	viyogaṃ
योगसंज्ञितं	called trance in yoga.	yogasaṃjñitaṃ
सः	that	saḥ
निश्चयेन	with firm determination	niścayena
योक्तव्यः	must be practiced	yoktavyaḥ
योगः	yoga system	yogaḥ
अनिर्विण्णचेतस	without deviation	anirviṇṇacetasa

One should engage oneself in the practice of yoga with determination and faith and not be deviated from the path.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सङ्कल्प	mental speculations	saṅkalpa
प्रभवान्	born of	prabhavān
कामान्	material desires	kāmān
त्यक्त्वा	giving up	tyaktvā
सर्वान्	all	sarvān
अशेषतः	completely	aśeṣataḥ
मनसा	by the mind	manasā
एव	certainly	eva
इन्द्रियग्रामं	the full set of senses	indriyagrāmaṃ
विनियम्य	regulating	viniyamya
समन्ततः	from all sides.	samantataḥ

One should abandon, without exception, all material desires born of mental speculation and thus control all the senses on all sides by the mind.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
शनैः	gradually	śanaiḥ
शनैः	step by step	śanaiḥ
उपरमेत्	one should hold back	uparamet
बुद्ध्या	by intelligence	buddhyā
धृतिगृहीतया	carried by conviction	dhṛtigṛhītayā
आत्मसंस्थं	placed in transcendence	ātmasaṃsthaṃ
मनः	mind	manaḥ
कृत्वा	making	kṛtvā
न	not	na
किञ्चित्	anything else	kiñcit
अपि	even	api
चिन्तयेत्	should think of.	cintayet

Gradually, step by step, one should become situated in trance by means of intelligence sustained by full conviction, and thus the mind should be fixed on the Self alone and should think of nothing else.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यतस्यतः	wherever	yatasyataḥ
निश्चलति	becomes verily agitated	niścalati
मनः	the mind	manaḥ
चञ्चलं	flickering	cañcalaṃ
अस्थिरं	unsteady	asthiraṃ
ततस्ततः	from there	tatastataḥ
नियम्य	regulating	niyamya
एतत्	this	etat
आत्मनि	in the self	ātmani
एव	certainly	eva
वशं	control	vaśaṃ
नयेत्	must bring under.	nayet

From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
प्रशान्त	peaceful, fixed on the lotus feet of KRiShNa	praśānta
मनसं	whose mind	manasaṃ
हि	certainly	hi
एनं	this	enaṃ
योगिनं	yogi	yoginaṃ
सुखं	happiness	sukhaṃ
उत्तमं	the highest	uttamaṃ
उपैति	attains	upaiti
शान्तरजसं	his passion pacified	śāntarajasaṃ
ब्रह्मभूतं	liberation by identification with the Absolute	brahmabhūtaṃ
अकल्मषं	freed from all past sinful reactions.	akalmaṣaṃ

The yogi whose mind is fixed on Me verily attains the highest perfection of transcendental happiness. He is beyond the mode of passion, he realizes his qualitative identity with the Supreme, and thus he is freed from all reactions to past deeds.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
युञ्जन्	engaging in yoga practice	yuñjan
एवं	thus	evaṃ
सदा	always	sadā
आत्मानं	the self	ātmānaṃ
योगी	one who is in touch with the Supreme Self	yogī
विगत	freed from	vigata
कल्मषः	all material contamination	kalmaṣaḥ
सुखेन	in transcendental happiness	sukhena
ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शं	being in constant touch with the Supreme	brahmasaṃsparśaṃ
अत्यन्तं	the highest	atyantaṃ
सुखं	happiness	sukhaṃ
अश्नुते	attains.	aśnute

Thus the self-controlled yogi, constantly engaged in yoga practice, becomes free from all material contamination and achieves the highest stage of perfect happiness in transcendental loving service to the Lord.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सर्वभूतस्थं	situated in all beings	sarvabhūtasthaṃ
आत्मानं	the Supersoul	ātmānaṃ
सर्व	all	sarva
भूतानी	entities	bhūtānī
च	also	ca
आत्मनि	in the self	ātmani
ईक्षते	does see	īkṣate
योगयुक्तात्मा	one who is dovetailed in KRiShNa consciousness	yogayuktātmā
सर्वत्र	everywhere	sarvatra
समदर्शनः	seeing equally.	samadarśanaḥ

A true yogi observes Me in all beings and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized person sees Me, the same Supreme Lord, everywhere.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यः	whoever	yaḥ
मां	Me	māṃ
पश्यति	sees	paśyati
सर्वत्र	everywhere	sarvatra
सर्वं	everything	sarvaṃ
च	and	ca
मयि	in Me	mayi
पश्यति	sees	paśyati
तस्य	for him	tasya
अहं	I	ahaṃ
न	not	na
प्रणश्यामि	am lost	praṇaśyāmi

For one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सः	he	saḥ
च	also	ca
मे	to Me	me
न	nor	na
प्रणश्यति	is lost.	praṇaśyati
सर्वभूतस्थितं	situated in everyone's heart	sarvabhūtasthitaṃ
यः	he who	yaḥ
मां	Me	māṃ
भजति	serves in devotional service	bhajati
एकत्वं	in oneness	ekatvaṃ
आस्थितः	situated	āsthitaḥ
सर्वथा	in all respects	sarvathā
वर्तमानः	being situated	vartamānaḥ
अपि	in spite of	api
सः	he	saḥ
योगी	the transcendentalist	yogī
मयि	in Me	mayi
वर्तते	remains.	vartate

Such a yogi, who engages in the worshipful service of the Supersoul, knowing that I and the Supersoul are one, remains always in Me in all circumstances.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
आत्मा	with his self	ātmā
औपम्येन	by comparison	aupamyena
सर्वत्र	everywhere	sarvatra
समं	equally	samaṃ
पश्यति	sees	paśyati
यः	he who	yaḥ
अर्जुन	O Arjuna	arjuna
सुखं	happiness	sukhaṃ
वा	or	vā
यदि	if	yadi
वा	or	vā
दुःखं	distress	duḥkhaṃ
सः	such	saḥ
योगी	a transcendentalist	yogī
परमः	perfect	paramaḥ
मतः	is considered.	mataḥ

He is a perfect yogi who, by comparison to his own self, sees the true equality of all beings, in both their happiness and their distress, O Arjuna!

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
योऽयं	this system	yo'yaṃ
योगः	mysticism	yogaḥ
त्वया	by You	tvayā
प्रोक्तः	described	proktaḥ
साम्येन	generally	sāmyena
मधुसूदन	O killer of the demon Madhu	madhusūdana
एतस्य	of this	etasya
अहं	I	ahaṃ
न	do not	na
पश्यामि	see	paśyāmi
चञ्चलत्वात्	due to being restless	cañcalatvāt
स्थितिं	situation	sthitiṃ
स्थिरां	stable.	sthirāṃ

Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, the system of yoga which You have summarized appears impractical and unendurable to me, for the mind is restless and unsteady.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
चञ्चलं	flickering	cañcalaṃ
हि	certainly	hi
मनः	mind	manaḥ
कृष्ण	O KRiShNa	kṛṣṇa
प्रमाथि	agitating	pramāthi
बलवत्	strong	balavat
दृढं	obstinate	dṛḍhaṃ
तस्य	its	tasya
अहं	I	ahaṃ
निग्रहं	subduing	nigrahaṃ
मन्ये	think	manye
वायोः	of the wind	vāyoḥ
इव	like	iva
सुदुष्करं	difficult.	suduṣkaraṃ

The mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Krsna, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
असंशयं	undoubtedly	asaṃśayaṃ
महाबाहो	O mighty-armed one	mahābāho
मनः	the mind	manaḥ
दुर्निग्रहं	difficult to curb	durnigrahaṃ
चलं	flickering	calaṃ
अभ्यासेन	by practice	abhyāsena
तु	but	tu
कौन्तेय	O son of Kunti	kaunteya
वैराग्येण	by detachment	vairāgyeṇa
च	also	ca
गृह्यते	can be so controlled.	gṛhyate

Lord sri Krsna said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, it is undoubtedly very difficult to curb the restless mind, but it is possible by suitable practice and by detachment.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
असंयता	unbridled	asaṃyatā
आत्मना	by the mind	ātmanā
योगः	self-realization	yogaḥ
दुष्प्रापः	difficult to obtain	duṣprāpaḥ
इति	thus	iti
मे	My	me
मतिः	opinion	matiḥ
वश्य	controlled	vaśya
आत्मना	by the mind	ātmanā
तु	but	tu
यतता	while endeavoring	yatatā
शक्यः	practical	śakyaḥ
अवाप्तुं	to achieve	avāptuṃ
उपायतः	by appropriate means.	upāyataḥ

For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means is assured of success.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
अयतिः	the unsuccessful transcendentalist	ayatiḥ
श्रद्धया	with faith	śraddhayā
उपेतः	engaged	upetaḥ
योगात्	from the mystic link	yogāt
चलित	deviated	calita
मानसः	who has such a mind	mānasaḥ
अप्राप्य	failing to attain	aprāpya
योगसंसिद्धिं	the highest perfection in mysticism	yogasaṃsiddhiṃ
कां	which	kāṃ
गतिं	destination	gatiṃ
कृष्ण	O KRiShNa	kṛṣṇa
गच्छति	achieves.	gacchati

Arjuna said: O Krsna, what is the destination of the unsuccessful transcendentalist, who in the beginning takes to the process of self-realization with faith but who later desists due to worldly-mindedness and thus does not attain perfection in mysticism?

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
कच्चित्	whether	kaccit
न	not	na
उभय	both	ubhaya
विभ्रष्टः	deviated from	vibhraṣṭaḥ
छिन्न	torn	chinna
अभ्रं	cloud	abhraṃ
इव	like	iva
नश्यति	perishes	naśyati
अप्रतिष्ठः	without any position	apratiṣṭhaḥ
महाबाहो	O mighty-armed KRiShNa	mahābāho
विमूढः	bewildered	vimūḍhaḥ
ब्रह्मणः	of transcendence	brahmaṇaḥ
पथि	on the path.	pathi

O mighty-armed Krsna, does not such a man, who is bewildered from the path of transcendence, fall away from both spiritual and material success and perish like a riven cloud, with no position in any sphere?

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
एतत्	this is	etat
मे	my	me
संशयं	doubt	saṃśayaṃ
कृष्ण	O KRiShNa	kṛṣṇa
छेत्तुं	to dispel	chettuṃ
अर्हसि	You are requested	arhasi
अशेषतः	completely	aśeṣataḥ
त्वत्	than You	tvat
अन्यः	other	anyaḥ
संशयस्य	of the doubt	saṃśayasya
अस्य	this	asya
छेत्ता	remover	chettā
न	never	na
हि	certainly	hi
उपपद्यते	is to be found.	upapadyate

This is my doubt, O Krsna, and I ask You to dispel it completely. But for You, no one is to be found who can destroy this doubt.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Supreme Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
पार्थ	O son of Pritha	pārtha
नैव	never is it so	naiva
इह	in this material world	iha
न	never	na
अमुत्र	in the next life	amutra
विनाशः	destruction	vināśaḥ
तस्य	his	tasya
विद्यते	exists	vidyate
न	never	na
हि	certainly	hi
कल्याणकृत्	one who is engaged in auspicious activities	kalyāṇakṛt
कश्चित्	anyone	kaścit
दुर्गतिं	to degradation	durgatiṃ
तात	My friend	tāta
गच्छति	goes.	gacchati

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Son of Prtha, a transcendentalist engaged in auspicious activities does not meet with destruction either in this world or in the spiritual world; one who does good, My friend, is never overcome by evil.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
प्राप्य	after achieving	prāpya
पुण्यकृतं	of those who performed pious activities	puṇyakṛtaṃ
लोकान्	planets	lokān
उषित्वा	after dwelling	uṣitvā
शाश्वतीः	many	śāśvatīḥ
समाः	years	samāḥ
शुचीनां	of the pious	śucīnāṃ
श्रीमतं	of the prosperous	śrīmataṃ
गेहे	in the house	gehe
योगभ्रष्टः	one who has fallen from the path of self-realization	yogabhraṣṭaḥ
अभिजायते	takes his birth.	abhijāyate

The unsuccessful yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a family of rich aristocracy.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अथवा	or	athavā
योगिनां	of learned transcendentalists	yogināṃ
एव	certainly	eva
कुले	in the family	kule
भवति	takes birth	bhavati
धीमतां	of those who are endowed with great wisdom	dhīmatāṃ
एतत्	this	etat
हि	certainly	hi
दुर्लभतरं	very rare	durlabhataraṃ
लोके	in this world	loke
जन्म	birth	janma
यत्	that which	yat
ईदृषं	like this.	īdṛṣaṃ

O] he takes his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are surely great in wisdom. Certainly, such a birth is rare in this world.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
संसिद्धौ	for perfection	saṃsiddhau
तत्र	thereupon	tatra
तं	that	taṃ
बुद्धिसंयोगं	revival of consciousness	buddhisaṃyogaṃ
लभते	gains	labhate
पौर्वदेहिकं	from the previous body	paurvadehikaṃ
यतते	he endeavors	yatate
च	also	ca
ततः	thereafter	tataḥ
भूयः	again	bhūyaḥ
कुरुनन्दन	O son of Kuru.	kurunandana

On taking such a birth, he revives the divine consciousness of his previous life, and he again tries to make further progress in order to achieve complete success, O son of Kuru.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
पूर्व	previous	pūrva
अभ्यासेन	by practice	abhyāsena
तेन	by that	tena
एव	certainly	eva
ह्रियते	is attracted	hriyate
हि	surely	hi
अवशः	automatically	avaśaḥ
अपि	also	api
सः	he	saḥ
जिज्ञासुः	inquisitive	jijñāsuḥ
अपि	even	api
योगस्य	about yoga	yogasya
शब्दब्रह्म	ritualistic principles of scriptures	śabdabrahma
अतिवर्तते	transcends.	ativartate

By virtue of the divine consciousness of his previous life, he automatically becomes attracted to the yogic principles – even without seeking them. Such an inquisitive transcendentalist stands always above the ritualistic principles of the scriptures.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
प्रयत्नात्	by rigid practice	prayatnāt
यतमानः	endeavoring	yatamānaḥ
तु	and	tu
योगी	such a transcendentalist	yogī
संशुद्ध	washed off	saṃśuddha
किल्बिषः	all of whose sins	kilbiṣaḥ
अनेक	after many, many	aneka
जन्म	births	janma
संसिद्धः	having achieved perfection	saṃsiddhaḥ
ततः	thereafter	tataḥ
याति	attains	yāti
परां	the highest	parāṃ
गतिं	destination.	gatiṃ

And when the yogi engages himself with sincere endeavor in making further progress, being washed of all contaminations, then ultimately, achieving perfection after many, many births of practice, he attains the supreme goal.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तपस्विभ्यः	than the ascetics	tapasvibhyaḥ
अधिकः	greater	adhikaḥ
योगी	the yogi	yogī
ज्ञानिभ्यः	than the wise	jñānibhyaḥ
अपि	also	api
मतः	considered	mataḥ
अधिकः	greater	adhikaḥ
कर्मिभ्यः	than the fruitive workers	karmibhyaḥ
च	also	ca
अधिकः	greater	adhikaḥ
योगी	the yogi	yogī
तस्मात्	therefore	tasmāt
योगी	a transcendentalist	yogī
भव	just become	bhava
अर्जुन	O Arjuna.	arjuna

A yogi is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogi.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
योगिनां	of yogis	yogināṃ
अपि	also	api
सर्वेषां	all types of	sarveṣāṃ
मद्गतेन	abiding in Me, always thinking of Me	madgatena
अन्तरात्मना	within himself	antarātmanā
श्रद्धावान्	in full faith	śraddhāvān
भजते	renders transcendental loving service	bhajate
यः	one who	yaḥ
मां	to Me (the Supreme Lord)	māṃ
सः	he	saḥ
मे	by Me	me
युक्ततमः	the greatest yogi	yuktatamaḥ
मतः	is considered.	mataḥ

And of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself and renders transcendental loving service to Me – he is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.