Chapter 6 Shloka 45
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिष:।
अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।४५।।
The Lord now speaks about the future state of the yoga bhrashta:
The yogi, who is devoid of sin and is constantly striving, as a result of endeavour and with the help of latencies of several births, attains the Supreme state.
Now the Lord says that in this manner, bound by the latencies of several births, that yoga bhrashta once more engaged in the attainment of Yoga, pursues his endeavour once again.
a) Once more he strives to become an Atmavaan.
b) He makes renewed endeavours to transcend the body idea.
c) He once again begins to practice detachment.
d) He tries to attain the Brahmi state once more.
e) He seeks to renounce the idea of doership.
f) He once again sets out to seek unity with the Supreme Lord.
g) He strives also for the annihilation of the ego.
Thus pursuing his sadhana steadily life after life, such a one attains perfection. Thereafter, he attains the Supreme state and becomes an Atmavaan. He himself is then known as ‘Bhagwan’.
Little one, generally sadhana is not accomplished in a single lifetime.
1. The individual performs varied yagyas in different lifetimes.
2. He performs different types of selfless actions in different births.
3. He attains different types of knowledge through various lives.
4. It takes an individual several lifetimes to cognise unity in diversity.
5. He perceives the unity of spirit through the practice of several lifetimes.
6. The understanding that all is Brahm, all is the Atma, also comes to him after several lifetimes of practice.
However, do not take this to mean that all this cannot be accomplished in a single lifetime. You are the recipient of great knowledge in this life. You have received every circumstance that is conducive to sadhana. You have thus received a rare opportunity to become an Atmavaan. There is a warning for those such as you in the Ish Upanishad, shloka 12: “Those who trifle with That Indestructible Supreme Atma meet only with intense darkness.”
Little one, he who knows, understands and also possesses the means for sadhana and who exists in a congenial environment, if such a one loses this rare opportunity, how can he expect anything except complete degradation and darkness? He is a traitor to himself.
