[How is it possible to keep the mind equally disposed when dealing with people of opposite qualities — such as the virtuous Yudhishthira and the vicious Duryodhana?] Arjuna: O Krishna, the path of yoga you have outlined is centered on [achieving the vision of] sameness; this path seems impossible because the mind is unsteady (33).

[How unsteady is the mind?] The mind is restless, reasonless, ruthless and relentless — restraining it, O Krishna, is as difficult as stopping a raging wind (34).

[Is it even possible to establish the mind in steadiness and sameness?] Krishna: There is no doubt, O Arjuna, that the mind is unsteady and difficult to steady; nonetheless, it can be restrained by practice and detachment (35).

[Is restraining the mind absolutely necessary?] For those who haven’t restrained their mind, perfection in yoga is difficult to attain; nonetheless, it is attainable for those who restrain their mind by striving with proper means (36).

[What if one tries to restrain the mind, but fails?] Arjuna: Some yogis strive faithfully, but their mind slips away from yoga — because they fail to maintain their self-restraint, they won’t attain the perfection of yoga; what, then, will be their fate? (37)

[How scary will their fate be?] Won’t their fate be like that of a riven cloud, caught in a storm and swept away into oblivion — won’t they, who are bewildered on the path of yoga, be lost in both worlds, being left utterly foundationless [having credits neither on the path of spiritual progress nor the path of material progress] (38). 

[For addressing this grave concern, how can I turn to anyone other than you?] You, O Krishna, are able to dispel this doubt of mine in its totality; other than you, there is no one who can dispel this doubt (39)