Bhagavad Gita 6.45
Dhyana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः | अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ||६-४५||
Transliteration
prayatnādyatamānastu yogī saṃśuddhakilbiṣaḥ . anekajanmasaṃsiddhastato yāti parāṃ gatim ||6-45||
But the Yogi who strives with assiduity, purified of sins and perfected gradually through many births, reaches the highest goal.
Word by Word
प्रयत्नात् with assiduity, यतमानः striving, तु but, योगी the Yogi, संशुद्धकिल्बिषः purified from sins, अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धः perfected through many births, ततः then, याति reaches, पराम् the highest, गतिम् path
Classical Commentary
He gains experiences little by little in the course of many births and eventually attains to perfection. Then he gets the knowledge of the Self and attains to the final beatitude of life.