Chapter 6 · Verse 45

Path of Meditation

प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः। अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्

prayatnād yatamānas tu yogī sanśhuddha-kilbiṣhaḥ aneka-janma-sansiddhas tato yāti parāṁ gatim

Word Meanings

prayatnāt — with great effort; yatamānaḥ — endeavoring; tu — and; yogī — a yogi; sanśhuddha — purified; kilbiṣhaḥ — from material desires; aneka — after many, many; janma — births; sansiddhaḥ — attain perfection; tataḥ — then; yāti — attains; parām — the highest; gatim — path

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Translation

But the yogi who strives with great effort, purified of all sins and perfected through many births, then attains the supreme goal.

Commentary

प्रयत्नात् with assiduity? यतमानः striving? तु but? योगी the Yogi? संशुद्धकिल्बिषः purified from sins? अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धः perfected through many births? ततः then? याति reaches? पराम् the highest? गतिम् path.Commentary He gains experiences little by little in the course of many births and eventually attains to perfection. Then he gets the knowledge of the Self and attains to the final beatitude of life.