BG 6.41
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Devanagari
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वती: समा: ।
शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते ॥ ४१ ॥
Verse text
prāpya puṇya-kṛtāṁ lokān
uṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe
yoga-bhraṣṭo ’bhijāyate
Synonyms
prāpya
—
after achieving
;
puṇya-kṛtām
—
of those who performed pious activities
;
lokān
—
planets
;
uṣitvā
—
after dwelling
;
śāśvatīḥ
—
many
;
samāḥ
—
years
;
śucīnām
—
of the pious
;
śrī-matām
—
of the prosperous
;
gehe
—
in the house
;
yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ
—
one who has fallen from the path of self-realization
;
abhijāyate
—
takes his birth.
Translation
The unsuccessful yogī, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a family of rich aristocracy.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
41. After attaining the worlds of the pious and living there for long years, the fallen yogī is born in the house of the religious and wealthy.
Translation (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
41. After attaining the worlds of the pious and living there for long years, the fallen yogī is born in the house of the religious and wealthy.
Purport
The unsuccessful yogīs are divided into two classes: one is fallen after very little progress, and one is fallen after long practice of yoga. The yogī who falls after a short period of practice goes to the higher planets, where pious living entities are allowed to enter. After prolonged life there, one is sent back again to this planet, to take birth in the family of a righteous brāhmaṇa Vaiṣṇava or of aristocratic merchants.
The real purpose of yoga practice is to achieve the highest perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as explained in the last verse of this chapter. But those who do not persevere to such an extent and who fail because of material allurements are allowed, by the grace of the Lord, to make full utilization of their material propensities. And after that, they are given opportunities to live prosperous lives in righteous or aristocratic families. Those who are born in such families may take advantage of the facilities and try to elevate themselves to full Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Then what destination does he attain? He attains the planet where those who perform aśvamedha sacrifices go (puṇya-kṛtān lokān). The result of yoga is both liberation and material enjoyment. In this case, the imperfect yogī, having desire for enjoyment, having fallen from yoga, attains material enjoyment. The perfected yogī however, because of not having desires for material enjoyment, attains liberation. Some yogīs, even though perfected, by fate have a desire to enjoy, and then accept such enjoyment. Examples are Kardama Muni and Saubhari. Such fallen yogīs (after enjoying materially) are born in the houses of those performing proper religious acts (śucīnām) and who are wealthy merchants or kings (śrīmatām).
Purport (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
This verse speaks of the fallen yogī’s acquisition of material happiness. Becoming lax in performance of his dharma because of material desires, he attains and enjoys those desirable objects, the worlds of those who offer horse sacrifices (puṇya kṛtām lokān), through the power of his execution of his niṣkāma dharma aiming at the ātmā. Staying on those planets many years (śāśvatīḥ samāḥ usitvā), enjoying until his desire for enjoyment ceases, that fallen yogī, with no more desires, going from those planets, is born in the house of a wealthy person (śrīmatām) who engages in dharma, suitable for yoga practice (śucīnām), by the power of his incomplete yoga practice. This verse shows the result for the yogī who fell after practicing for a very short time.
Surrender Unto Me
'Prapya punya‑krtam lokan' ‑ what happens to him? He goes to the place where pious performers of the 'asvamedha‑ yajna' goes. He goes to the planets of the pious entities and enjoys delights.
Then, he takes either a pious birth (sucinam) or a prosperous birth (sri‑matam) ‑ this is the one who is fallen after a short practice, from the yoga practice.
Srila Prabhupada says in his Purport: "The unsuccessful yogis are divided into two classes: one is fallen after very little progress, and one is fallen after long practice of yoga. The yogi who falls after a short period of practice goes to the higher planets, where pious living entities are allowed to enter. After prolonged life there, one is sent back again to this planet, to take birth in the family of a righteous brahmana vaisnava or of aristocratic merchants.
The real purpose of yoga practice is to achieve the highest perfection of Krsna consciousness, as explained in the last verse of this chapter. But those who do not persevere to such an extent and who fail because of material allurements are allowed, by the grace of the Lord, to make full utilization of their material propensities. And after that, they are given opportunities to live prosperous lives in righteous or aristocratic families. Those who are born in such families may take advantage of the facilities and try to elevate themselves to full Krsna consciousness."