Bhagavad-gītā 6.40
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श्री भगवानुवाच पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते। नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
śhrī bhagavān uvācha pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśhas tasya vidyate na hi kalyāṇa-kṛit kaśhchid durgatiṁ tāta gachchhati
Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| 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 |
He who has not succeeded in attaining to perfection in Yoga in this birth will not be destroyed in this world or in the next world. Surely he will not take a birth lower than the present one.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaThe Blessed Lord said, "O Partha, there is certainly no ruin for him here or hereafter, for no one engaged in good meets with a deplorable end, my son!"
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaThe Lord said, "Neither here in this world nor there in the next is there destruction for him. For no one who does good ever comes to an evil end."
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaHe who has not succeeded in attaining to perfection in Yoga in this birth will not be destroyed in this world or in the next world. Surely he will not take a birth lower than the present one.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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Lord Shri Krishna replied
- 2
My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or the next
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No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness
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