Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 221

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-6 Dhyāna Yogaḥ

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athavā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām |
etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yadīdṛśam || 42 ||

42. Or one is born into a family of wise Yogis; but verily such a birth in this world is very
difficult to obtain.

Commentary

If one falls from the spiritual path at an advanced stage of development, one will be born in a family of wise Yogis who practice Yoga and are themselves capable of teaching Yoga. Thus, these two types of birth — one in the family of those who are competent to practice Yoga and the other in that of accomplished Yogis — are extremely rare among common people in this world. But Yoga is of such great potentiality that even this rare blessing is achieved through it.

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