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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.34
चञ्चलं हि मन: कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम् ।
तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् ॥ ३४ ॥
cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa
pramāthi balavad dṛḍham
tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye
vāyor iva su-duṣkaram
The mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Kṛṣṇa, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
In the story
Chapter 6, Dhyāna-yoga: arjuna confesses difficulty controlling the mind.
Study note
Arjuna offers a vivid analogy to explain the difficulty of discipline.
Summary — read the full purport on Vedabase
Prabhupāda emphasizes engaging the mind in Krishna and highlights the chanting of the holy names.
Interpretive
Vulnerability and struggle
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
The mind
Arjuna describes its restless nature.
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Where does my mind repeatedly pull me away from the purpose I claim to value?
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