Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 42 – Krishna and Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 42

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  6.42 ||

Sanskrit Shloka

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।

Transliteration

atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham

Word Meanings

atha vā—else; yoginām—of those endowed with divine wisdom; eva—certainly; kule—in the family; bhavati—take birth; dhī-matām—of the wise; etat—this; hi—certainly; durlabha-taram—very rare; loke—in this world; janma—birth; yat—which; īdṛiśham—like this

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