Gita Verse 6.42

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 42

Sanskrit Verse

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।

Transliteration

atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām

etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham

Word meanings

atha vā—else; yoginām—of those endowed with divine wisdom; eva—certainly; kule—in the family; bhavati—take birth; dhī-matām—of the wise; etat—this; hi—certainly; durlabha-taram—very rare; loke—in this world; janma—birth; yat—which; īdṛiśham—like this

Swami Sivananda's translation

Or he is born in a family of even the wisest of yogis; verily, such a birth is very difficult to obtain in this world.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 6