Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 5

क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् | अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते ||

kleśo 'dhikataras teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate

For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest, the difficulty is greater, because the unmanifest goal is difficult to attain for those with bodies.

Krishna explains why the impersonal path is more difficult. 'Kleśo 'dhikataras teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām'—the difficulty (kleśaḥ) is greater (adhikataras) for them (teṣām) whose minds are attached to the unmanifest (avyaktāsakta-cetasām). 'Avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate'—the unmanifest goal (avyaktā gatiḥ) is indeed (hi) difficult (duḥkham) to attain (avāpyate) for those with bodies (dehavadbhih). This verse emphasizes the challenge: focusing on the formless, unmanifest Absolute is harder when you have a body. The body naturally relates to form, so the formless path requires transcending the body's nature. This sets up verse 12.6, which will describe those who worship Krishna but fall short, and verse 12.7, which will explain the ease of complete surrender.