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Bhagavad Gita · 6.40 · Path of Meditation·40 of 47

श्री भगवानुवाच पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यतेनहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति

śhrī bhagavān uvācha pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśhas tasya

vidyate na hi kalyāṇa-kṛit kaśhchid durgatiṁ tāta gachchhati

Sanskrit recitation

When the mind will not stay · 6.33–6.47 · Teaching

Translation

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."

Meaning

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.

After Swami Sivananda

When the mind will not stay· 6.33–6.47

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
hi
certainly
na
never
iha
in this world
tasya
his
tāta
my friend
amutra
in the next world
na eva
never
pārtha
Arjun, the son of Pritha
vidyate
exists
durgatim
evil destination
kaśhchit
anyone
gachchhati
goes
vināśhaḥ
destruction
kalyāṇa-kṛit
one who strives for God-realization
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
the Supreme Lord said

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