Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 6 · The Way of Meditation

    Verse 42

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 6, Verse 42

    अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham

    Translation

    Or he is born into a family of wise yogis. But such a birth in this world is rare.
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