Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 6.42

प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वती: समा: शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्

prāpya puṇya-kṛitāṁ lokān uṣhitvā śhāśhvatīḥ samāḥ śhuchīnāṁ śhrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣhṭo ’bhijāyate atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Or else he is born into a family of wise yogīs — and such a birth, Krishna adds, is harder to obtain in this world. The rarer inheritance is not wealth but company: being born among people who already understand what you were attempting.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The rarer inheritance is not wealth but company that already understands.