Bhagavad-gītā 6.43
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तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्। यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
tatra taṁ buddhi-sanyogaṁ labhate paurva-dehikam yatate cha tato bhūyaḥ sansiddhau kuru-nandana
Then, the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with it, he will more eagerly strive for perfection than before.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| tatra | there |
| tam | that |
| buddhi-sanyogam | reawaken their wisdom |
| labhate | obtains |
| paurva-dehikam | from the previous lives |
| yatate | strives |
| cha | and |
| tataḥ | thereafter |
| bhūyaḥ | again |
| sansiddhau | for perfection |
| kuru-nandana | Arjun, descendant of the Kurus |
When he takes a human body again in this world his previous exertions and practice in the path of Yoga are not wasted. They bear full fruit now, and hasten his moral and spiritual evolution.
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 GambiranandaThere he becomes endowed with the wisdom acquired in the previous body, and he strives even more than before for perfection, O scion of the Kuru dynasty.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaThere, O Arjuna, he regains the disposition of mind that he had in his former body, and from there he strives even more for success in Yoga.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaWhen he takes a human body again in this world his previous exertions and practice in the path of Yoga are not wasted. They bear full fruit now, and hasten his moral and spiritual evolution.
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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Then, the experience acquired in his former life will revive
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