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6.41 Born again well placed Krishna speaks

प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः
शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते

prāpya puṇya-kṛitāṁ lokān uṣhitvā śhāśhvatīḥ samāḥ
śhuchīnāṁ śhrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣhṭo’bhijāyate

Having reached the worlds of the virtuous and dwelt there for many ages, one who has fallen from yoga is born again in the house of the pure and the prosperous;

Explanation

Then the mechanism, in detail.

Having reached the worlds of the virtuous and dwelt there many ages, one who fell from yoga is born again in a house of the pure and prosperous.

Nothing is lost and nothing is punished. The account is of an effort that keeps its place across the gap, which is the answer to 6.38's fear of having no footing.

Word by word

prāpya
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