BG - 6.44

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śhabda-brahmātivartate

• pūrva - past
• abhyāsena - discipline
• tena - by that
• eva - certainly
• hriyate - is attracted
• hi - surely
• avaśhaḥ - helplessly
• api - although
• saḥ - that person
• jijñāsuḥ - inquisitive
• api - even
• yogasya - about yog
• śhabda-brahma - fruitive portion of the Vedas
• ativartate - transcends

Translation

By that same former practice, he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga goes beyond the Brahmanic word.

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