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Chapter 6 • Verse 40
The Yoga of Meditation
MEANING & CONTEXT
Krishna provides the reassuring answer to Arjuna's concern. 'Pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśas tasya vidyate'—O son of Pritha (pārtha), there is no (na eva) destruction (vināśaḥ) for him (tasya), neither here (iha) nor (na) in the next world (amutra). This means: Krishna reassures Arjuna—someone who tries sincerely, who has faith but fails, is never lost. There's no destruction, no loss, neither in this world nor the next. They're not lost like a broken cloud—their effort has value, their journey continues. 'Na hi kalyāṇa-kṛt kaścid durgatiṁ tāta gacchati'—O dear one (tāta), no one (kaścit) who does (kṛt) good (kalyāṇa) ever (na hi) goes to (gacchati) an evil destiny (durgatim). This means: anyone who does good—who practices sincerely, who has faith, who makes effort—never meets with an evil destiny. Their effort isn't wasted—it accumulates, it benefits them, it leads to good. This is the reassurance: no sincere effort is ever wasted, no one who does good is ever lost. Your effort has value, your journey continues, you're never lost.
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How this ancient wisdom applies to your daily life
Key Takeaway
Krishna's reassurance is powerful and comforting: no one who does good is ever lost. Someone who tries sincerely, who has faith but fails, is never destroyed—neither in this world nor the next. They're not lost like a broken cloud—their effort has value, their journey continues. Anyone who does good—who practices sincerely, who has faith, who makes effort—never meets with an evil destiny. Their effort isn't wasted—it accumulates, it benefits them, it leads to good. This is the reassurance: no sincere effort is ever wasted, no one who does good is ever lost. Your effort has value, your journey continues, you're never lost. Even if you fail, even if you don't succeed, even if your mind deviates—if you tried sincerely, if you did good, you're never lost. This removes the fear, the anxiety, the worry about failure.
Personal Reflection
Do you believe that sincere effort is never wasted? Do you trust that no one who does good is ever lost? Does this reassurance remove your fear of failure?
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