50 The Perfection of Yoga
kaccin nobhaya-vibhrastas
chinnabhram iva nasyati
apratistho maha-baho
vimudho brahmanah pathi
“OQ mighty-armed Krsna,” Arjuna continues, “‘does
not such a man, being deviated from the path of
Transcendence, perish like a riven cloud, with no
position in any sphere?” (Bg. 6.38) When a cloud is
torn apart by the wind, it does not mend back
together again.
etan me samsayam krsna
chettum arhasy agesatah
tuad-anyah samsayasyasya
chetta na hy upapadyate
“This is my doubt O Krsna, and I ask You to dispel
it completely. But for Yourself, no one is to be found
who can destroy this doubt.” (Bg. 6.39) Arjuna is
asking this question about the fate of the unsuccess-
ful yogi so that in the future people would not be
discouraged. By a yogi, Arjuna is referring to the
hatha-yogi, jiiana-yogi, and bhakti-yogi; it is not
that meditation is the only form of yoga. The medi-
tator, the philosopher and the devotee are all to be
considered yogis. Arjuna is questioning for all those
who are attempting to become successful transcen-
dentalists. And how does Sri Krsna answer him?
Sri bhagavan uvaca
partha naiveha namutra
vinasas tasya vidyate
na hi kalyana-krt kascid
durgatim tata gacchati
