Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 - Lesson 10 of 11

POWERFUL COGNITION

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A person who has performed virtuous activities takes birth in a family of righteous people

6.42

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् ।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्
॥६-४२॥

athavā yogināmeva kule bhavati dhī
matām etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke
janma yadīdṛśaṃ

Or the Yogī certainly takes birth in a
family of wise people. Certainly, such a
birth is rare in this world

POWERFUL COGNITION

We can choose our body and the time that we wish to be born.

6.43

तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम् ।
यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन
॥ ६-४३ ॥

tatra taṁ buddhisamyogaṁ labhate
paurva dehikam yatate ca tato bhūyaḥ
saṁsiddhau kurunandana

O son of Kuru, on taking such a birth,
he revives the intelligence,
consciousness of the previous body, and
tries again to attain complete success
[yoga]

POWERFUL COGNITION

On taking birth, we continue the journey where we left off.