Bhagavad Gita BG 6.41
Chapter 6, Verse 41 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकान् उषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः । शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते ॥
prapya punya-krtam lokan ushitva shashvatis samah shucinam shrimatam gehe yoga-bhrashto 'bhijayate
Meaning
Having reached the worlds of the meritorious, and having dwelt there for immeasurable years, the yoga-fallen one is reborn in the house of the pure and the prosperous.
Understanding
The specific mechanism of the fallen yogi's journey. First: prapya punya-krtam lokan (reaching the worlds of the meritorious — higher realms that the accumulated punya of sincere yoga practice earns). Ushitva shashvatis samah (dwelling there for immeasurable ages). Then rebirth: yoga-bhrastha (the yoga-fallen one) abhijayate (is reborn) in shucinam shrimatam gehe (the house of the pure and the prosperous). The next birth conditions are elevated — a spiritually favorable environment to continue.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| पुण्यकृताम् | punya-krtam | of those who have done meritorious deeds |
| शाश्वतीः | shashvatis | immeasurable, long-lasting, endless |
| शुचीनाम् | shucinam | of the pure, of the clean-minded |
| श्रीमताम् | shrimatam | of the prosperous, of those with good fortune |
| योगभ्रष्टः | yoga-bhrashtah | fallen from yoga, the one who slipped |
| प्राप्य | prāpya | having attained / reaching |
| लोकान् | lokān | worlds / the heavenly realms |
| उषित्वा | uṣitvā | having dwelt / after residing |
| समाः | samāḥ | years / ages (many long years) |
| गेहे | gehe | in the home / in the family |
| अभिजायते | abhijāyate | is born / takes birth again |