Shloka 9
Daivī–Āsurī Sampad-Vibhāga (दैवी–आसुरी संपद्विभागः) | Division of Constructive and Destructive Dispositions
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शकनोषि मयि स्थिरम् | अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनंजय
atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram | abhyāsayogena tato mām icchāptuṁ dhanañjaya ||
If you are unable to steady your mind firmly in Me, then, O Dhanañjaya, seek to reach Me through the discipline of repeated practice. When direct inner absorption is not yet possible, one should adopt a sustained training of attention and conduct, so that devotion becomes stable and ethically transformative rather than merely emotional.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
If unwavering inner absorption in the Divine is not yet possible, one should adopt abhyāsa-yoga—consistent, repeated practice—to gradually stabilize the mind and make devotion steady and mature.
In the dialogue on the battlefield, guidance is given to Arjuna about spiritual methods: when direct, stable concentration on the Divine cannot be maintained, Arjuna is instructed to pursue a practical path of disciplined practice to attain that goal.