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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 37

The Path of Meditation

अर्जुन उवाच अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः। अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति

arjuna uvācha ayatiḥ śhraddhayopeto yogāch chalita-mānasaḥ aprāpya yoga-sansiddhiṁ kāṅ gatiṁ kṛiṣhṇa gachchhati

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.37 mean?

Arjuna said: One who possesses faith but lacks sufficient effort, whose mind strays from Yoga, and who fails to attain perfection in Yoga — what destination does he reach, O Krishna?

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · ayatiḥ—lax · śhraddhayā—with faith · upetaḥ—possessed · yogāt—from Yog · chalita-mānasaḥ—whose mind becomes deviated · aprāpya—failing to attain · yoga-sansiddhim—the highest perfection in yog · kām—which · gatim—destination · kṛiṣhṇa—Shree Krishna · gachchhati—goes

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