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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 · Verse 42

Dhyana Yoga

ध्यानयोग

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् | एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ||६-४२||

athavā yogināmeva kule bhavati dhīmatām . etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yadīdṛśam ||6-42||

Translation

6.42 Or he is born in a family of wise Yogins. But such a birth in this world is rarer to get.

Meaning

A birth in a family of wise Yogis is more difficult to obtain than the one mentioned in the preceding verse.

Word by word

अथवा or योगिनाम् of Yogis एव even कुले in the family भवति is born धीमताम् of the wise एतत् this,हि verily दुर्लभतरम् very difficult लोके in the world जन्म birth यत् which ईदृशम् like this.