Bhagavad-gītā kiñcitadhītā One śloka a day - 6.41 प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः | शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते || ४१ || prāpya punyakṛtāṁ lokānuṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | śucīnāṁ śrimatāṁ gehe yogabhraṣtobhijāyate || 41 || Having gained the worlds belonging to those who do good actions (and) having lived (there) for countless years, the one who did not succeed in yoga is born in the home of the wealthy (and cultured) peope who are committed to dharma. Śaṅkara What happens, then, to him? The renouncer, striving the path of Yoga, due to his competence reaches the spheres of the meritorious performers of aśvamedha etc. having lived there long-lasting years, at the end of such experiences, he is born – the man who has slipped from Yoga is thus born – in a home of house-holders who confirm to Vedic ordinances and who are rich in resources. Madhusūdhana Saraswatī Someone who has set out on the path of Yoga, who has renounced all actions, who dies while in the midst of practicing śravaṇa etc. of the Vedānta many hanker after objects on account of the rise of the desire for enjoyment accumulated in the past. Someone else, on the other hand, does not hanker, on account of firmness in the attitude of vauirāgya, detachment. Between these, the yoga-bhraṣṭa is of the first kind – he, having attained the worlds of those who had performed righteous deeds, and enjoys there for a long time, is born in the house of the pious, virtuous, prosperous people such as great kings and emperors. The idea is that, owning to predominance of the desire for enjoyment, he, after the world of Brahmā, is born as a great king, being ineligible for the renunciation of all actions. Pūjya Swami Dayananda Saraswati Kṛṣṇa explains what happens to such a person, who is a yoga-bhraṣṭa. Having gained the loka that is gained by those who do good deeds, he lives there for a very long time. Thereafter, he is born again in a family which is conducive to pursuit of knowledge. These surroundings are the house of a cultured person who is committed to dharma. The wealth of such a household is emphasized by culture, and not like that of the housegold of a mafia don. One’s surrounding should be conducive. Śucīnām implies a family that has a value for values, a value for dharma. This then is the kind of family that a yoga-bhraṣṭa is born. Such a person has a great advantage as compared to another who is born into a handicapped family. What is to e appreciated here is that to get out of a wrong start is very difficult.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:14:57 +0000
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