अर्जुन उवाच योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन । एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात्स्थितिं स्थिराम् ॥
arjuna uvāca yo'yaṃ yogastvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana | etasyāhaṃ na paśyāmi cañcalatvātsthitiṃ sthirām ||
Translation
Arjuna said: This yoga of equanimity that you have declared, O Madhusudana — I do not see its steady foundation, because of the mind's restlessness.
Interpretation
Arjuna voices what every sincere spiritual student has felt. The teaching is beautiful and clear in theory, but the practice seems impossible. The mind's chancalatva (restlessness, constant movement) makes 'steady foundation' seem like a contradiction in terms. Arjuna is not being defeatist — he is being honest. This honesty opens the door to one of the Gita's most compassionate passages, where Krishna acknowledges the difficulty and provides practical encouragement.