BG 12.9
If you are unable to fix your mind firmly on me, then seek to reach me through constant practice.
अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय
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atha — if
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chittaṁ — mind
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samādhātuṁ — to fix
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na — not
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śhaknoṣhi — you are able
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mayi — on me
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sthiram — steadily
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abhyāsa-yogena — by uniting with God through repeated practice
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abhyāsa
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yogena
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tato — then
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mām — me
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ichchhāptuṁ — desire to attain
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ichchhā — desire
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āptum — to attain
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dhanañjaya — Arjuna
Focus your mind on me alone, letting the intellect rest within me, and you will certainly dwell in me alone. If you are unable to fix your mind firmly on me, then seek to reach me through constant practice. If you are incapable of steady practice, then devote yourself to my service and perform all action for my sake - this is also a path to success. If you are not capable of this either, then seek refuge in my Yoga by renouncing the fruit of your actions with self-control. Knowledge of the self is superior to practice, and meditation is superior to knowledge. Renunciation of the fruit of actions is superior to meditation, and in such a path of renunciation, only peace can follow.
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