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Chapter 6 · Verse 44 · Dhyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 6.44

devotional Karma & Action Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।

Transliteration

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śhabda-brahmātivartate

Word by Word

pūrva past
abhyāsena discipline
tena by that
eva certainly
hriyate is attracted
hi surely
avaśhaḥ helplessly
api although
saḥ that person
jijñāsuḥ inquisitive
api even
yogasya about yog
śhabda-brahma fruitive portion of the Vedas
ativartate transcends
Simplified Perspective

The grace of past spiritual practice flows through us like an invisible current, drawing us forward even when the conscious mind resists or doubts. Krishna reveals that the sincere seeker—even one merely curious about yoga—transcends the ritualistic outer layers of scripture and touches something deeper, something alive.

This is the mercy of the soul's own momentum: what you have genuinely practiced before, in this life or beyond, never truly leaves you. In our modern spiritual wandering, this means your authentic seeking itself is proof that something in you has already begun the journey—trust that invisible pull.

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Bhagavad Gita 6.44 — BG 6.44

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

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