Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Geeta, in the science of the eternal, in the scripture of yoga, in the dialoge between Shri Krishna and Arjuna the sixth discourse ends entitled: The yoga of Meditation.
The yogi is thought to be superior to ascetics, and even superior to men of knowledge (mere scholars); he is also superior to men of action; therefore you strive to be a yogi O Arjuna.
Having attained to the worlds of righteous, and having dwelt there for everlasting(long) years, he who has fallen from yoga is born again in the house of the pure and the wealthy.
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् |
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ||६- ४२||
athavaa yoginaameva kule bhavati dheemataam
etaddhi durlabhataram loke janma yadeedrisham
Or, he is even born in the family of the wise yogis; verily a birth like this is difficult to obtain in this world.
त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते ||६- ३९||
etanme samshayam KrishNa cchettumarhasyasheshatah
tvadanyah samshayasyaasya cchettaa na hyupapadyate
This doubt of mine O Krishna, please dispel completely; because it is not possible for any one but you to dispel this doubt.
श्रीभगवानुवाच |
पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते |
न हि कल्याणकृत्कश्चिद् दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति ||६- ४०||
Shree Bhagavanuvaacha
paartha naiveha naamutra vinaashastasya vidyate
na hi kalyaankrit kashchid durgatim taata gacchati
The Blessed Lord said:
O Partha, neither in this world, nor in the next world, is there destruction for him; none, verily, who strives to be good, O My son ever comes to grief.
अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति ||६- ३७||
arjuna uvaacha
ayatih shraddhayopeto yogaachchalitamaanasah
apraapya yogasamsiddhim kaam gatim Krishna gacchati
Arjuna said:
He who though possessed of faith, is unable to control himself, whose mind wanders away from yoga, to what end does he, having failed to attain perfection in yoga go, O Krishna?