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Chapter 6 · Verse 40 · Dhyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 6.40

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Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते। नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।

Transliteration

śhrī bhagavān uvācha pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśhas tasya vidyate na hi kalyāṇa-kṛit kaśhchid durgatiṁ tāta gachchhati

Word by Word

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha the Supreme Lord said
pārtha Arjun, the son of Pritha
na eva never
iha in this world
na never
amutra in the next world
vināśhaḥ destruction
tasya his
vidyate exists
na never
hi certainly
kalyāṇa-kṛit one who strives for God-realization
kaśhchit anyone
durgatim evil destination
tāta my friend
gachchhati goes
Simplified Perspective

Krishna speaks a truth that dissolves the deepest fear of the spiritual seeker: the effort toward union with the Divine cannot fail, neither in this life nor beyond. Even the smallest step toward God-realization plants seeds that bloom across lifetimes, for the universe itself supports the sincere heart's return home.

When you sit to meditate, when you choose duty over desire, when you remember your true nature even for a moment—you are already saved, already held in grace's unbreakable arms.

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Bhagavad Gita 6.40 — BG 6.40

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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