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श्री भगवानुवाच पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते। नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśhas tasya vidyate na hi kalyāṇa-kṛit kaśhchid durgatiṁ tāta gachchhati

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 6, Verse 40
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, neither in this world nor in the next will there be destruction for him; none, indeed, who does good, O my son, ever comes to grief."

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Krishna answers immediately and firmly, neither in this world nor the next is there destruction for such a person, one who does good is never overcome by evil, a clear, unambiguous reassurance with no hedging.

In life: sometimes the kindest and most useful answer really is a direct no, that fear is not going to come true, without extra qualification.

Teaching: when reassuring someone genuinely afraid, or reassuring yourself, be as direct and unhedged as this answer, excessive qualification can undercut the comfort being offered.

śhrī-bhagavān uvāchathe Supreme Lord said
pārthaArjun, the son of Pritha
na evanever
ihain this world
nanever
amutrain the next world
vināśhaḥdestruction
tasyahis
vidyateexists
nanever
hicertainly
kalyāṇa-kṛitone who strives for God-realization
kaśhchitanyone
durgatimevil destination
tātamy friend
gachchhatigoes

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
6.40 पार्थ O Partha, न not, एव verily, इह here, न not, अमुत्र in the next world, विनाशः destruction, तस्य of him, विद्यते is, न not, हि verily, कल्याणकृत् he who does good, कश्चित् anyone, दुर्गतिम् bad state or grief, तात O My son, गच्छति goes.Commentary He who has not succeeded in attaining to perfection in Yoga in this birth will not be destroyed in this world or in the next world. Surely he will not take a birth lower than the present one. What will he attain, then? This is described by the Lord in verses 41, 42, 43 and 44. Tata: son. A disciple is regarded as a son.