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Bhagavad Gita 6.34 — Chanchalam Hi Manah Krishna in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× ਜਪ·🕐 Before meditation or pranayama, especially when the mind feels scattered·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 34
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

ਉਤਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 34 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the sixth chapter, Dhyana Yoga (the yoga of meditation), Krishna describes the practice of meditation and equanimity. Arjuna responds candidly that controlling such a restless mind seems as hard as restraining the wind. His honest doubt prompts Krishna's famous reassurance that the mind can be subdued through practice and detachment.

✦ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

Generations of meditators have taken comfort that even Arjuna found the mind unruly; the tradition holds that sincerely admitting this difficulty before the Lord, as Arjuna did, itself draws the grace and guidance needed to gradually still the mind.

ਮੰਤਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ

ਚਞ੍ਚਲਂ ਹਿ ਮਨਃ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਣ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਥਿ ਬਲਵਦ੍ਦ੍ਰਿਢਮ੍। ਤਸ੍ਯਾਹਂ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਂ ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਵਾਯੋਰਿਵ ਸੁਦੁਸ਼੍ਕਰਮ੍॥

chañchalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛiṣhṇa pramāthi balavad dṛiḍham tasyāhaṁ nigrahaṁ manye vāyor iva su-duṣhkaram

ਅਰਥ:The mind is indeed restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding, O Krishna; I consider it as difficult to control as the wind.

ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ

ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ

ਚਞ੍ਚਲਮ੍🔊chañchalamrestless
ਹਿ🔊hicertainly
ਮਨਃ🔊manaḥthe mind
ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਣ🔊kṛiṣhṇaO Krishna
ਪ੍ਰਮਾਥਿ🔊pramāthiturbulent, agitating
ਬਲਵਤ੍🔊bala-vatstrong
ਦ੍ਰਿਢਮ੍🔊dṛiḍhamobstinate, unyielding
ਤਸ੍ਯ🔊tasyaits
ਅਹਮ੍🔊ahamI
ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਮ੍🔊nigrahamcontrol, subduing
ਮਨ੍ਯੇ🔊manyethink, consider
ਵਾਯੋਃ🔊vāyoḥof the wind
ਇਵ🔊ivalike
ਸੁਦੁਸ਼੍ਕਰਮ੍🔊su-duṣhkaramvery difficult to perform

Bhagavad Gita 6.34 — Chanchalam Hi Manah Krishna ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ

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Validates and gives words to the universal struggle of a restless mind

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Encourages honesty about one's difficulties in meditation

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Sets the stage for Krishna's remedy of practice (abhyasa) and detachment (vairagya)

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Reminds the seeker that even great souls find the mind hard to tame

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Inspires patience and perseverance in spiritual practice

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Helps deepen meditation by naming the obstacle clearly before overcoming it

Bhagavad Gita 6.34 — Chanchalam Hi Manah Krishna ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ

ਜਪ ਗਿਣਤੀ11ਵਾਰ
ਉੱਤਮ ਸਮਾਂBefore meditation or pranayama, especially when the mind feels scattered

Recite this verse when your mind feels turbulent and resistant to stillness. Acknowledge, as Arjuna does, that the mind is naturally restless — without self-judgement. Then recall Krishna's reply (6.35) that the mind is conquered through steady practice and dispassion, and begin your meditation gently. Pairing this verse with a few minutes of breath awareness can settle a scattered mind before deeper sadhana.

ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੂਰਾ Bhagavad Gita 6.34 — Chanchalam Hi Manah Krishna ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ — ਉਹੀ ਮੂਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ, ਅੱਖਰ-ਅੱਖਰ ਲਿਪੀਅੰਤਰਿਤ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌਖ ਨਾਲ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਜਪ ਸਕੋ। ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ (ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ) ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਸੁਣੋ।
ਹਾਂ — ਕੇਵਲ ਲਿਪੀ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਮੂਲ ਹੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ, ਲਾਭ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
Arjuna says the mind is as difficult to control as the wind because both are restless, powerful and seemingly impossible to grasp or restrain. The comparison vividly captures how the mind constantly moves and resists being held still in meditation.
In the very next verse (6.35), Krishna agrees that the mind is restless and hard to control, but reassures Arjuna that it can certainly be mastered through abhyasa (consistent practice) and vairagya (detachment). This makes 6.34 the question and 6.35 the practical solution.
Arjuna describes the mind as chanchala (restless), pramathi (turbulent or agitating, even disturbing the senses and body), balavat (strong), and dridha (obstinate or unyielding). Together they explain why controlling the mind is so challenging.
It reassures practitioners that a wandering mind is normal, even for sincere seekers. By honestly acknowledging the difficulty and then applying steady practice and detachment as Krishna advises, anyone can gradually gain mastery over the restless mind.

ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ

Uddhared Atmana Atmanam (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानम्Dhyayato Vishayan Pumsah (Bhagavad Gita 2.62)ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसःGita Dhyanamगीता ध्यानम्Krishna Mantraकृष्ण मंत्रHare Krishna Mahamantraहरे कृष्ण महामंत्रAsato Ma Sadgamaya (Pavamana Mantra)असतो मा सद्गमय

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