क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् । अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते ॥ ५ ॥
kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate
Translation
But the struggle is greater for those whose minds are set on the unmanifest, for the goal of the unmanifest is hard for embodied beings to reach.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
परंतु जिनका चित्त अव्यक्त में आसक्त है, उनके लिए कष्ट अधिक है, क्योंकि देहधारियों के लिए अव्यक्त की गति कठिनाई से प्राप्त होती है।
Commentary
This verse holds the practical reason behind Krishna's answer. Both paths lead to him, but the formless path is harder (kleshah adhikatarah) for people who live in bodies. We think in images, feel through relationships and love what we can picture. Worshipping something with no form asks the mind to hold on to nothing, which few can sustain.
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