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perfection but failed to achieve success. In his next life he took birth in the family of a good  brāhmaṇa  and was known as Jaḍabharata because he always remained secluded and did not talk to anyone. And later on, he was discovered as the greatest transcendentalist by King Rahūgaṇa. From his life it is understood that transcendental endeavors, or the practice of  yoga , never go in vain. By the grace of the Lord the transcendentalist gets repeated opportunities for complete perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
TEXT 44
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव हियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः । जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥४४॥
pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hy avaśo pi saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śabda-brahmātivartate
pūrva —previous;  abhyāsena —practice;  tena —by the influence of that; eva —certainly;  hriyate —is attracted;  hi —surely;  avaśaḥ —helpless;  api —also;  saḥ —he;  jijñāsuḥ —willing to know;  api —so;  yogasya —of  yoga ;  śabda-brahma —ritualistic principles of scripture;  ativartate —transcends.
TRANSLATION
By virtue of the divine consciousness of his previous life, he automatically becomes attracted to the yogic principles—even without seeking them. Such an inquisitive transcendentalist, striving for yoga, stands always above the ritualistic principles of the scriptures.
PURPORT
Advanced  yogīs  are not very much attracted to the rituals of the scriptures, but they automatically become attracted to the  yoga  principles, which can elevate them to complete Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the highest  yoga  perfection. In the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (3.33.8), such disregard of Vedic rituals by the advanced transcendentalists is explained as follows:
aho bata śvapaco ’to garīyān yajjīhvāgre vartate nāma tubhyam.