Bhagavad Gita 6.40 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“My friend, no one who tries to do good is ever lost.” — every effort counts.
What it means
Krishna answers: “My friend, they are never lost — not in this world and not in the next. Nobody who does good ever comes to a bad end.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते । न हि कल्याणकृत्कश्चिद् दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśastasya vidyate na hi kalyāṇakṛtkaścid durgatiṃ tāta gacchati
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: O Partha, there is certainly no ruin for him here or hereafter. For, no one engaged in good meets with a deplorable end, My son!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे पार्थ ! उस पुरुष का, न तो इस लोक में और न ही परलोक में ही न ाश होता है; हे तात ! कोई भी शुभ कर्म करने वाला दुर्गति को नहीं प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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