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Bhagavad Gita · 6.44 · Path of Meditation·44 of 47

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सःजिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi

saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śhabda-brahmātivartate

Sanskrit recitation

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

Translation

By that same former practice, he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga goes beyond the Brahmanic word.

Meaning

The man who fell from Yoga is carried to the goal which he intended to reach in his previous birth, by the force of the Samskaras of the practice of Yoga though he may not be conscious of them and even if he may not be willing to adopt the course of Yogic discipline on account of the force of some evil Karma. If he had not done any great evil action which could overwhelm his Yogic tendencies he will certainly continue his Yogic practices in this birth very vigorously through the force of the Yogic Samskaras created by his Yogic practices in his previous birth. If the force of the evil action is stronger, the Yogic tendencies will be overpowered or suppressed for some time. As soon as the fruits of the evil actions are exhausted, the force of the Yogic Samskaras will begin to manifest itself. He will start his Yogic practices vigorously and attain the final beatitude of life.Even an enquirer in whom a desire for information about Yoga is kindled goes beyond the Brahmic word, i.e., the Vedas. He rises superior to the performer of the Vedic rituals and ceremonies. He is beyond the entanglement of forms and ceremonies. He is not satisfied with mere ritualism. He thirsts for a satisfaction higher than that given by the sensual objects

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
surely
api
even
eva
certainly
tena
by that
saḥ
that person
pūrva
past
hriyate
is attracted
yogasya
about yog
abhyāsena
discipline
ativartate
transcends
avaśhaḥ
helplessly
jijñāsuḥ
inquisitive
śhabda-brahma
fruitive portion of the Vedas

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