Bhagavad Gita BG 6.37
Chapter 6, Verse 37 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अर्जुन उवाच । अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः । अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ॥
arjuna uvaca ayatih shraddha-yopeto yogac calita-manasah aprapya yoga-samsiddhim kam gatim krishna gacchati
Meaning
Arjuna said: One who has shraddha but lacks effort, whose mind has slipped away from yoga, having not attained perfection in yoga — what end does such a one reach, O Krishna?
Understanding
Arjuna's next crucial question — the fate of the 'fallen yogi.' Ayatih (one who lacks effort, who does not strive hard enough) shraddha-yopeta (but who has shraddha — faith, seriousness, genuine aspiration). Yogat calita-manasah (whose mind has slipped/wandered from yoga). Aprapya yoga-samsiddhim (without having attained perfection in yoga). What is their fate? This is the question of everyone who has tried to walk the path but not reached the end in this lifetime.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अयतिः | ayatih | one lacking effort, one who does not strive enough |
| श्रद्धयोपेतः | shraddha-yopetah | endowed with shraddha (faith/earnestness) |
| चलितमानसः | calita-manasah | one whose mind has slipped/wandered |
| योगसंसिद्धिम् | yoga-samsiddhim | perfection in yoga, full attainment |
| गतिम् | gatim | destination, end, fate, way |
| अर्जुन उवाच | arjuna uvāca | Arjuna said (speaker attribution) |
| योगात् | yogāt | from yoga / away from the path of yoga |
| अप्राप्य | aprāpya | not attaining / failing to attain |
| काम् | kām | what / which (destination) |
| कृष्ण | kṛṣṇa | O Krishna |
| गच्छति | gacchati | goes / reaches (what destination) |