Bhagavad Gita 6.41 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They rest in good places, then are born into a good family.”
What it means
“They go to the worlds of the good, stay there for a long time, and are then born into a good and comfortable family.”
The original Sanskrit
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः । शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते ॥
prāpya puṇyakṛtāṃ lokānuṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ śucīnāṃ śrīmatāṃ gehe yogabhraṣṭo.abhijāyate
Translations
Literal translation
Attaining the worlds of the righteous, and residing there for eternal years, the man fallen from Yoga is born in the house of the pious and the properous.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
योगभ्रष्ट पुरुष पुण्यवानों के लोकों को प्राप्त होकर वहाँ दीर्घकाल तक वास करके शुद्ध आचरण वाले श्रीमन्त (धनवान) पुरुषों के घर में जन्म लेता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 6.42“Or they are born into a family of wise practitioners — a birth that is rare in this world.”