Word meanings
- cañcalam
- restless
- hi
- certainly
- manaḥ
- mind
- kṛṣṇa
- Shree Krishna
- pramāthi
- turbulent
- bala-vat
- strong
- dṛḍham
- obstinate
- tasya
- its
- aham
- I
- nigraham
- control
- manye
- think
- vāyoḥ
- of the wind
- iva
- like
- su-duṣkaram
- difficult to perform
Translations
The mind is indeed restless, turbulent, strong, and unyielding, O Krishna; I consider it as difficult to control as controlling the wind.
My Lord! Verily, the mind is fickle and turbulent, obstinate, and strong; indeed, it is extremely difficult to control, like the wind.
For, O Kṛṣṇa, the mind is unsteady, turbulent, strong, and obstinate; I consider its control to be as difficult as that of the wind.
क्योंकि हे कृष्ण ! मन बड़ा ही चञ्चल, प्रमथनशील, दृढ़ (जिद्दी) और बलवान् है। उसका निग्रह करना मैं वायुकी तरह अत्यन्त कठिन मानता हूँ।Commentary
The mind constantly changes its objects and so it is ever restless. Krishna is derived from Krish which means to scrape. He scrapes all the sins, evils, and the causes of evil from the hearts of His devotees. Therefore He is called Krishna. The mind is not only restless but also turbulent or impetuous, strong and obstinate. It produces violent agitation in the body and the senses. The mind is drawn by the objects in all directions. It works always in conjunction with the five senses.
It is drawn by them to the five kinds of objects. Therefore it is ever restless. It enjoys the five kinds of sensobjects with the help of these senses and the body. Therefore it makes them subject to external influences. It is even more difficult to control it than to control the wind. The mind is born of Vayutanmatra (wind rootelement). That is the reason why it is as restless as the wind.