6.42 अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्
athavā yoginām
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atha vā—else;yoginām—of those endowed with divine wisdom;eva—certainly;kule—in the family;bhavati—take birth;dhī-matām—of the wise;etat—this;hi—certainly;durlabha-taram—very rare;loke—in this world;janma—birth;yat—which;īdṛiśham—like this
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Or, he is born nowhere else but in the family of the intelligent men of Yoga; for, this birth is more difficult to obtain in the world.
Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain.
Or he is born in a family of wise Yogins. But such a birth in this world is rarer to get.
Or he is born in the family of wise yogis [Persons possessing knowledge of Brahman. (S. concedes that some rare householders also can have this knowledge, and he cites the instances of Vasistha, Agastya, Janaka and Asvapati of olden days, and Vacaspati and the author of Khanada of recent times.)] only. Such a birth as is of this kind is surely more difficult to get in the world.
Or he is born in a family of even the wise Yogis; verily a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world.
6.44 पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते
pūrv
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pūrva—past;abhyāsena—discipline;tena—by that;eva—certainly;hriyate—is attracted;hi—surely;avaśhaḥ—helplessly;api—although;saḥ—that person;jijñāsuḥ—inquisitive;api—even;yogasya—about yog;śhabda-brahma—fruitive portion of the Vedas;ativartate—transcends
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Not being a master of himself, he is only dragged by that former practice (its mental impression); only a seeker of the knowledge of Yoga passes beyond what strengthens the [sacred] text.
Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it.
By the power of his earlier practice, he is carried forward even against his will. Even though he is an enquirer about Yoga, he transcends the Sabda-brahman i.e., Prakrti or matter.
For, by that very past practice, he is carried forward even in spite of himself! Even a seeker of Yoga transcends the result of the performance of Vedic rituals!
By that very former practice he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga transcends the Brahmic word.
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ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
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6.43 तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्। यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन
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Word meanings
tatra—there;tam—that;buddhi-sanyogam—reawaken their wisdom;labhate—obtains;paurva-dehikam—from the previous lives;yatate—strives;cha—and;tataḥ—thereafter;bhūyaḥ—again;sansiddhau—for perfection;kuru-nandana—Arjun, descendant of the Kurus
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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There, in that life, he regains the link of mentality transmitted from his former body. Consequently, once again he strives for full success, O rejoicer of the Kurus!
Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before.
There he regains the disposition of mind which he had in his former body, O Arjuna, and from there he strives much more for success in Yoga.
There he becomes endowed with that wisdom acquired in the previous body. and he strives more than before for perfection, O scion of the Kuru dynasty.
There he comes in touch with the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives more than before for perfection, O Arjuna!
