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Questions & crisisChapter 6 · Dhyāna-yoga
6.366.38

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.37

Arjuna asks about spiritual failure

अर्जुन उवाच

अयति: श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्च‍‍लितमानस: ।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ॥ ३७ ॥

arjuna uvāca

ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto

yogāc calita-mānasaḥ

aprāpya yoga-saṁsiddhiṁ

kāṁ gatiṁ kṛṣṇa gacchati

Translation

Arjuna said: O Kṛṣṇa, what is the destination of the unsuccessful transcendentalist, who in the beginning takes to the process of self-realization with faith but who later desists due to worldly-mindedness and thus does not attain perfection in mysticism?

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When Spiritual Practice Stops

  1. 1Arjuna asks Kṛṣṇa what happens to someone who begins self-realization with faith but stops because of worldly desires, without reaching perfection.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that worldly attractions can draw a person away. Bhakti-yoga is especially suitable for this age as the most direct way to realize God.
  3. 3Take spiritual practice seriously, remembering that even a little effort offers great hope for deliverance.

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Chapter 6, Dhyāna-yoga: arjuna asks about spiritual failure.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Honest questions open the way to wisdom.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: saṁśaya, viṣāda.

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Related verses

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BG 6.38Arjuna asks about spiritual failureBG 6.39Arjuna asks about spiritual failureBG 1.28Compassion entangled with attachmentBG 1.46The bow falls

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