Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 42
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 6 श्लोक 42

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



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
6.42 Or he is born in the family of wise yogis [Persons possessing knowledge of Brahman. (S. concedes that some rare householders also can have this knowledge, and he cites the instances of Vasistha, Agastya, Janaka and Asvapati of olden days, and Vacaspati and the author of Khanada of recent times.)] only. Such a birth as is of this kind is surely more difficult to get in the world.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
6.42 Or he is born in a family of even the wise Yogis; verily a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
6.42. Or, he is born (rorn) nowhere other than in the family of the intelligent men of Yoga;  for, this birth is more difficult to get in the world.


English Commentary  - Swami Sivananda
6.42 अथवा or? योगिनाम् of Yogis? एव even? कुले in the family? भवति is born? धीमताम् of the wise? एतत् this?,हि verily? दुर्लभतरम् very difficult? लोके in the world? जन्म birth? यत् which? ईदृशम् like this.Commentary A birth in a family of wise Yogis is more difficult to obtain than the one mentioned in the preceding verse.


English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's
6.42 Athava, or; bhavati, he is born; kule, in the family; dhimatam, of wise; yoginam, yogis; eva, only, who are poor-which is different from the family of the prosperous. Etat janma, such a birth; yat idrsam, as is of this kind-a birth that is in the family of poor yogis, in a family as described; is hi, surely; durlabha-taram, more difficult to get, as compared with the earlier one; loke, in the world.
Becuase,


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
6.42 Atha  va  etc.  If  emancipation is destined to come to him by way of difference  (or in grades), then he is rorn nowhere but in a family of the men of Yoga.  That is why (the Lord)  says :  For, this birth is more difficult ot get.  Indeed in the house of the rich there are necessarily many obstacles.


English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary
6.42 If one swerves from the right path at an advanced stage of Yoga, he will be born in a family of wise Yogins who practise Yoga and are themselves capable of teaching Yoga. Thus, these two types of birth - one in the family of those who are fit to practise Yoga and the other in that of accomplished Yogins - are hardly met with among common people in this world. But Yoga is of such great potentiality that even this rare blessing is achieved through it.


Commentary  - Chakravarthi Ji
The destination of yogis, who fell after doing a little practice has been described in the previous verse. This verse describes the different destination of yogis, who fell after practicing for a long time. They are born in the families of yogis such as Nimi.


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

The destination of one who after a short time has abandoned the practice  of
yoga or the science of  the  individual  consciousness  attaining  communion
with the ultimate consciousness was given in the previous  verse.  Now  Lord
Krishna describes the destination of the  person  who  has  been  practising
yoga for a long time and almost perfected it  before  expiring  their  life.
They are born in families of enlightened yogis and  sages,  perfecting  yoga
and in possession of  Vedic knowledge which leads  to  moksa  or  liberation
from the material existence. Birth in this  family  is  more  advanced  than
birth in the families of the previous  verse  which  although  virtuous  and
prosperous had not yet engaged in the process of yoga.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
There is no commentary for this verse.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

If one somehow or other was diverted and diverged almost at completion  from
the path of yoga or the science of the  individual  consciousness  attaining
communion with the ultimate consciousness; then they  would  be  born  in  a
family of enlightened sages or those illuminated within from the  perfection
of yoga. In both these cases it is extremely rare for one to take  birth  in
either situation but when it does occasionally manifest it is the result  of
the efficacy of yoga that had been almost perfected  in  the  previous  life
and was not possible to complete due to expiration of life.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
If one somehow or other was diverted and diverged almost at completion  from
the path of yoga or the science of the  individual  consciousness  attaining
communion with the ultimate consciousness; then they  would  be  born  in  a
family of enlightened sages or those illuminated within from the  perfection
of yoga. In both these cases it is extremely rare for one to take  birth  in
either situation but when it does occasionally manifest it is the result  of
the efficacy of yoga that had been almost perfected  in  the  previous  life
and was not possible to complete due to expiration of life.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 6.42Athavaa yoginaameva kule bhavati dheemataam;
Etaddhi durlabhataram loke janma yadeedrisham.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 6.42prāpya—attain; puṇya-kṛitām—of the virtuous; lokān—abodes; uṣhitvā—after dwelling; śhāśhvatīḥ—many; samāḥ—ages; śhuchīnām—of the pious; śhrī-matām—of the prosperous; gehe—in the house; yoga-bhraṣhṭaḥ—the unsuccessful yogis; abhijāyate—take birth; atha vā—else; yoginām—of those endowed with divine wisdom; eva—certainly; kule—in the family; bhavati—take birth; dhī-matām—of the wise; etat—this; hi—certainly; durlabha-taram—very rare; loke—in this world; janma—birth; yat—which; īdṛiśham—like this