Bhagavad Gita · Dhyana Yoga (Atma-samyama Yoga)Chapter 6, Shloka 43 (6.43)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्
यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन
॥ 6.43 ॥
tatra taṃ buddhisaṃyogaṃ labhate paurvadehikam
yatate ca tato bhūyaḥ saṃsiddhau kurunandana
Translation
"There, O joy of the Kurus, one is reunited with the understanding (of yoga) from the previous life, and then strives even harder for perfection."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Taṃ buddhi-saṃyogaṃ buddhyā saṃyogaṃ … paurva-dehikaṃ pūrvasmin dehe bhavam — union with the understanding formed in the previous body; yatate ca … tataḥ tasmāt pūrva-kṛtāt saṃskārāt bhūyaḥ bahutaraṃ … saṃsiddhi-nimittam — from that old impression, one strives even more for perfection.
Acharya Ramanuja — like waking from sleep. Tam eva paurva-daihikaṃ yoga-viṣayaṃ buddhi-saṃyogaṃ labhate — one regains that same old understanding concerning yoga; tataḥ supta-prabuddhavad bhūyaḥ saṃsiddhau yatate — like one who wakes from sleep and gets back to work; yathā na antarāya-hato bhavati tathā yatate — this time striving in such a way as not to be stopped by obstacles.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.