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Bhagavad Gita 12.9

Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion) · भक्तियोग

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

atha cittaṃ samādhātuṃ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram |abhyāsayogena tato māmicchāptuṃ dhanañjaya ||

Meaning of Gita 12.9 in English

If you cannot keep your mind steady on Krishna, then seek to reach him through regular practice.

गीता 12.9 का हिंदी अर्थ

यदि तुम अपना मन मुझमें स्थिर नहीं रख पाते, तो अभ्यास के द्वारा मुझे पाने की इच्छा करो।

restless mindpracticedisciplineconsistency

How does this verse apply to your life?

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.