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Bhakti Yoga · The Yoga of Devotion
Bhagavad Gita 12.9
Sanskrit
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् । अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय ॥12.9॥
Transliteration
atha cittaṃ samādhātuṃ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram | abhyāsayogena tato māmicchāptuṃ dhanañjaya ‖12.9‖
Meaning
“If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me by the yoga of constant practice, O Dhananjaya.”
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Theme: The Yoga of Devotion
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