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प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः। शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।।

prāpya puṇya-kṛitāṁ lokān uṣhitvā śhāśhvatīḥ samāḥ śhuchīnāṁ śhrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣhṭo’bhijāyate

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 6, Verse 41
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Having attained to the worlds of the righteous and having dwelt there for everlasting years, he who fell from Yoga is born in a house of the pure and wealthy.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: having attained the worlds of the righteous and dwelling there for a long time, one who has fallen from yoga is reborn in the home of the pure and prosperous, describing a genuinely good outcome even for an incomplete effort, not just a neutral one.

In life: an incomplete attempt at self-improvement doesn't just fail to harm you, it can actually set you up favorably for whatever comes next.

Teaching: treat your unfinished attempts at growth as assets carried forward, not deficits, this verse frames the outcome as actively good, not merely acceptable.

prāpyaattain
puṇya-kṛitāmof the virtuous
lokānabodes
uṣhitvāafter dwelling
śhāśhvatīḥmany
samāḥages
śhuchīnāmof the pious
śhrī-matāmof the prosperous
gehein the house
yoga-bhraṣhṭaḥthe unsuccessful yogis
abhijāyatetake birth

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
6.41 प्राप्य having attained? पुण्यकृताम् of the righteous? लोकान् worlds? उषित्वा having dwelt? शाश्वतीः everlasting? समाः years? शुचीनाम् of the pure? श्रीमताम् of the wealty? गेहे in the house? योगभ्रष्टः one fallen from Yoga? अभिजायते is born.Commentary Yogabhrashta one who has fallen from Yoga? i.e.? one who was not able to attain perfection in Yoga? or one who climbed a certain height on the ladder of Yoga but fell down on account of lack of dispassion or slackness in the practice (by becoming a victim to Maya or his turbulent senses).The righteous Those who tread the path of truth? who do virtuous actions such as charity? Yajna? rituals? worship of the Lord? and who act in accordance with the prescribed rules of the scriptures.Everlasting years means only a considerably long period but not absolutely everlasting.The pure those who lead a pure? moral life those who have a pure heart (free from jealousy? hatred? pride? greed? etc.). (Cf.IX.20?21)