The Yoga of Meditation · 6.42
Those endowed with divine wisdom: Meditation and Mind
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्॥ ६.४२ ॥
atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām
etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham
Translation
Or, he may be born in the family of wise sages, though such a birth is indeed very difficult to obtain.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 6.42 through stronger key ideas from the verse: those endowed with divine wisdom, take birth, the wise. In the context of Meditation and Mind, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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