Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation: Verse 42
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् ।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ॥
athavā yoginām-eva kule bhavati dhīmatām
etadd-hi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yad-īdṛśam – 6.42
Or else he will be born in the lineage of spiritual seekers and yogis, who are intelligent and keen in their thinking and pursuit. This kind of birth is still rarer in the world.
Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation - Verse 42
Ma Gurupriya
Krishna reveals that the unfulfilled yogic practitioner may also be born in a yogic family, where the atmosphere will be congenial and members of the family quite encouraging and supportive for him to continue his pursuit.
Thus after a long term in the best of higher regions, he comes back to a place extremely fortunate and favourable for his further spiritual progress. Ritualists, in contrast, not only do not have this kind of fortune but are subjected to a much worse plight.
Krishna says that such birth in a yogic family is very rare in the world. Normally seekers find it hard to face the conflicting views and demands of family members deterring them. Most elders, instead of appreciating the seeking aspiration, will try to hinder it variously.
But here now the practitioner will not only not have any resistance from family members, but will also have ample encouragement and help. Is this not most desirable?
