🪷 Bhagavad-Gītā · 6.41
Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga · "The Yoga of Meditation" · Verse 41 of 47
🪷 English Translations
Five authentic English voices · each from a distinct sampradāya · together revealing the verse's full śabda-tattva.
Shri Purohit Swami · Poetic English · 1935 · public domain · Cosmo Press tradition
6.41 Having reached the worlds where the righteous dwell, and having remained there for many years, he who has slipped from the path of spirituality will be born again in the family of the pure, benevolent and prosperous.
Swami Sivananda · Direct prose · Divine Life Society
6.41 Having attained to the worlds of the righteous and having dwelt there for everlasting years, he who fell from Yoga is rorn in a house of the pure and wealthy.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Word-key glosses · Advaita Ashrama · Śaṅkara-school
6.41 Prapya, attaining, reaching, lokan, the worlds; punya-krtam, of the righteous, of the performers of the Horse-sacrifice, etc.; and usitva, residing there, enjoying the stay; for sasvatih, eternal; samah, years; (then,) when the period of enjoyment is over, the yoga-bhrastah, man fallen from Yoga, the one who had set out on the path Yoga, i.e. a monk-as understood from the force of the context [From Arjuna's estion it minght appear that he was asking about the fate of people who fall from both the paths, viz that of Karma and of Meditation. But the possibility of getting ruined by performing actios (rites and duties) according to Vedic instructions does not arise, since their results are inevitable. However, the estion of ruin is relevant in the case of a monk, for on the one hand he has renounced actions, and on the other he may fail to attain perfection in Yoga in the present life. Hence, the Lord's answer relates to the fall and ruin of a monk alone.]; abhijayate, is born; gehe, in the house; sucinam, of the pious, who perform actions according to scriptural instructions; and srimatam, who are prosperous.
Swami Ādidevānanda · Śrī-Vaiṣṇava perspective · Rāmānuja school
6.41 This person, who had wandered away from Yoga because of desire for whatever kind of enjoyments, he will gain those very enjoyments through the excellence of Yoga alone. Having attained to the worlds of those who do meritorious acts, he will dwell there for a long time, i.e., till his desire for such enjoyments gets exhausted. Then, devoid of desire for these enjoyment, this person who has swerved from Yoga at the very beginning of Yoga, is born, by virtue of the excellence of Yoga, in a family of those who are competent to practise Yoga.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Academic precision · modern scholarly
6.41. Having attained the worlds of performers of pious acts, [and] having resided there for years of Sasvata, the fallen-from-Yoga is born [again] in the house of the pure persons, who are rich.
🪷 Hindi Translation · हिन्दी अनुवाद
For the Hindi-aware seer · Pūjya Swami Rāmsukhdās ji's translation · the highest-readability modern Hindi rendering · Gītā-Press Gorakhpur tradition.
🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Sādhaka-Sañjīvanī tradition · Gītā-Press Gorakhpur · highest modern Hindi reading
।।6.41।। वह योगभ्रष्ट पुण्यकर्म करनेवालोंके लोकोंको प्राप्त होकर और वहाँ बहुत वर्षोंतक रहकर फिर यहाँ शुद्ध श्रीमानोंके घरमें जन्म लेता है।
🪷 English Commentaries · The Ācārya Voices
The classical commentary tradition rendered in English · each ācārya speaks from their own sampradāya · the seer chooses the depth of darśana.
Swami Sivananda · Verse-by-verse word-keys with Sanskrit anchors
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)
Swami Gambīrānanda · Advaita-school commentary (Śaṅkara tradition)
6.41 Prapya, attaining, reaching, lokan, the worlds; punya-krtam, of the righteous, of the performers of the Horse-sacrifice, etc.; and usitva, residing there, enjoying the stay; for sasvatih, eternal; samah, years; (then,) when the period of enjoyment is over, the yoga-bhrastah, man fallen from Yoga, the one who had set out on the path Yoga, i.e. a monk-as understood from the force of the context [From Arjuna's estion it minght appear that he was asking about the fate of people who fall from both the paths, viz that of Karma and of Meditation. But the possibility of getting ruined by performing actios (rites and duties) according to Vedic instructions does not arise, since their results are inevitable. However, the estion of ruin is relevant in the case of a monk, for on the one hand he has renounced actions, and on the other he may fail to attain perfection in Yoga in the present life. Hence, the Lord's answer relates to the fall and ruin of a monk alone.]; abhijayate, is born; gehe, in the house; sucinam, of the pious, who perform actions according to scriptural instructions; and srimatam, who are prosperous.
Swami Ādidevānanda · Rāmānuja Śrī-Vaiṣṇava commentary
6.41 This person, who had wandered away from Yoga because of desire for whatever kind of enjoyments, he will gain those very enjoyments through the excellence of Yoga alone. Having attained to the worlds of those who do meritorious acts, he will dwell there for a long time, i.e., till his desire for such enjoyments gets exhausted. Then, devoid of desire for these enjoyment, this person who has swerved from Yoga at the very beginning of Yoga, is born, by virtue of the excellence of Yoga, in a family of those who are competent to practise Yoga.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Modern academic scholarship
6.41 Prapya etc. Of Sasvata of Visnu (personal god). [His] years : three years of Visnu. Of the pure persons : of those whose mind is prone to touch (to meditate upon) the body (amsa) of the Lord.
Swami Chinmayānanda · Chinmaya Mission · modern Vedantic teaching
।।6.41।। परलोक की गति इहलोक में किये गये कर्मों तथा उनके प्रेरक उद्देश्यों पर निर्भर करती है। कर्म मुख्यत दो प्रकार के होते हैं पाप और पुण्य। पापकर्म का आचरण करने वालों की अधोगति होती है केवल पुण्यकर्म का आश्रय लेने वाले ही आध्यात्मिक उन्नति करते हैं। हमारे शास्त्रों में इन पुण्यकर्मों को भी दो वर्गों में विभाजित किया गया है (क) सकाम कर्म अर्थात् इच्छा से प्रेरित कर्म और (ख) निष्काम कर्म अर्थात् समर्पण की भावना से ईश्वर की पूजा समझकर किया गया कर्म। कर्म का फल कर्ता के उद्देश्य के अनुरूप ही होता है इसलिए सकाम और निष्काम कर्मों के फल निश्चय ही भिन्न होते हैं। स्वाभाविक है पूर्णत्व के चरम लक्ष्य तक पहुँचने के इन पुण्यकर्मियों के मार्ग भी भिन्नभिन्न होगें। इस प्रकरण में उन्हीं मार्गों को दर्शाया गया है।जो लोग स्वर्गादि लोकों को प्राप्त करने की इच्छा से ईश्वर की आराधना यज्ञयागादि तथा अन्य पुण्य कर्म करते हैं उन्हें देहत्याग के पश्चात ऐसे ही लोकों की प्राप्ति होती है जो उनकी इच्छाओं को पूर्ण करने के लिए अनुकूल हों। उस लोक में वास करके वे पुन इस लोक में शुद्ध आचरण करने वाले धनवान पुरुषों के घर जन्म लेते हैं। संक्षेप में यदि दृढ़ इच्छा तथा समुचित प्रयत्न किये गये हों तो मनुष्य की कोई भी इच्छा हो वह यथासमय पूर्ण होती ही है।परन्तु निष्काम भाव से पुण्य कर्म करने वालों की क्या गति होती है भगवान् कहते हैं
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।।6.41।। व्याख्या--'प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकान्'--जो लोग शास्त्रीय विधि-विधानसे यज्ञ आदि कर्मोंको साङ्गोपाङ्ग करते हैं, उन लोगोंका स्वर्गादि लोकोंपर अधिकार है, इसलिये उन लोगोंको यहाँ 'पुण्यकर्म करनेवालोंके लोक' कहा गया है। तात्पर्य है कि उन लोकोंमें पुण्यकर्म करनेवाले ही जाते हैं, पापकर्म करनेवाले नहीं। परन्तु जिन साधकोंको पुण्य-कर्मोंके फलरूप सुख भोगनेकी इच्छा नहीं है, उनको वे स्वर्गादि लोक विघ्नरूपमें और मुफ्तमें मिलते हैं! तात्पर्य है कि यज्ञादि शुभ कर्म करनेवालोंको परिश्रम करना पड़ता है, उन लोकोंकी याचना--प्रार्थना करनी पड़ती है, यज्ञादि कर्मोंको विधि-विधानसे और साङ्गोपाङ्ग करना पड़ता है, तब कहीं उनको स्वर्गादि लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है। वहाँ भी उनकी भोगोंकी वासना बनी रहती है; क्योंकि उनका उद्देश्य ही भोग भोगनेका था। परन्तु जो किसी कारणवश अन्तसमयमें साधनसे विचलितमना हो जाते हैं, उनको स्वर्गादि लोकोंकी प्राप्तिके लिये न तो परिश्रम करना पड़ता है, न उनकी याचना करनी पड़ती है और न उनकी प्राप्तिके लिये यज्ञादि शुभ कर्म ही करने पड़ते हैं। फिर भी उनको स्वर्गादि लोकोंकी प्राप्ति हो जाती है। वहाँ रहनेपर भी उनकी वहाँके भोगोंसे अरुचि हो जाती है; क्योंकि उनका उद्देश्य भोग भोगनेका था ही नहीं। वे तो केवल सांसारिक सूक्ष्म वासनाके कारण उन लोकोंमें जाते हैं। परन्तु उनकी वह वासना भोगी पुरुषोंकी वासनाके समान नहीं होती।जो केवल भोग भोगनेके लिये स्वर्गमें जाते हैं, वे जैसे भोगोंमें तल्लीन होते हैं, वैसे योगभ्रष्ट तल्लीन नहीं हो सकता। कारण कि भोगोंकी इच्छावाले पुरुष भोगबुद्धिसे भोगोंको स्वीकार करते हैं और योगभ्रष्टको विघ्नरूपसे भोगोंमें जाना पड़ता है।
🪷 Place in the Bhagavad-Gītā
- This is verse 41 of 47 in Chapter 6 · Dhyāna-Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation)
- Chapter theme: The yogī's discipline · abhyāsa-vairāgya · the supreme dhyāna-state
- Ṣaṭka grouping: TVAM-Ṣaṭka (BG 1-6 · the jīva)
- Chapter hub: /dhyana-yoga
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सर्वम् कृष्णार्पणम् — this verse is one maṇi (jewel) on Krishna's thread (BG 7.7)