CH 6, Verses 43 & 44

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Chapter 6

Verse 43

 

Tatra tam buddhi-sa.nyogam labhate paurvadehikam /

yatate cha tato bhuuyah sa.nsiddhau Kuru-nandana //

 

There he acquires memory of his previous body and

strives, more than before, for perfection, O Son of

the Kurus.

 

Verse 44

 

Puurv'aabhyaasena ten'aiva hriyate hyavasho'pi sah /

jijnaasur api yogasya shabda-brahm'aativartate //

 

By the force of practice in the previous birth alone,

he is drawn to Yoga, in spite of himself. Even the

enquirer after Yoga rises superior to the performer of

Vedic rites.

 

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 65

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

"There he acquires memory of his previous body and

strives, more than before, for perfection, O Son of

the Kurus" (Chapter 6, Verse 43).

 

"By the force of practice in the previous birth alone,

he is drawn to Yoga, in spite of himself. Even the

enquirer after Yoga rises superior to the performer of

Vedic rites" (Chapter 6, Verse 44).

 

The Yogi who is reborn in the family of wise Yogis

will regain the spiritual discernment of his previous

birth and he easily gets united with the wisdom

acquired in his former body. And then, he continues

his efforts in Yoga with greater force and stronger

will power.

 

That means, the actions that a man does follow him

like his shadow from birth to birth. They are not lost

in death. The soul continues to live from one body to

another till liberation is achieved. When the soul

takes a new body, the previous life's mental make-up

also accompanies it. And by the force of a man's

mental culture and its tendencies, though he may be

unconscious of them, he is drawn to Yoga, the course

which he marked out for himself in his last

incarnation. Or in other words, propelled by his

previous life's tendencies he is forced into the

practice of Yoga. He then starts his practices exactly

from the point where it came to an end in his last

incarnation.

 

This theory of rebirth is the only answer for the

disparity that we find in the mental make-up of

different individuals. The noble and selfless actions

done in the past life create a natural propensity for

good conditions in this life. In the same way, the

evil actions done in the past create evil tendencies

in one's mind, which lead him to a life of wickedness

and miseries. Thus if a man is born in bad conditions,

there is no point in blaming others or the

surroundings or God. He is the maker of his own

destiny. He reaps what he sows.

 

In the second line of the verse, the greatness of Yoga

is declared. The Lord says that a person who makes

sincere efforts to master the Yoga discipline and

realize the Highest Truth is undoubtedly far superior

to those who perform ritualistic works in order to

enjoy the results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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