Chapter 6 • Verse 38

Dhyana Yoga

The Yoga of Meditation

Sanskrit Verse

Kaccin nobhaya-vibhrashtash chinnabhram iva nashyati, apratishthho maha-baho vimudho brahmanah pathi

Translation & Meaning

Does such a person, fallen from both worldly and spiritual paths, not perish like a torn cloud, without support, confused on the path to Brahman? Arjuna expresses the fear of being caught between two worlds — neither fully engaged in the world nor having reached liberation.

Key Teachings

  • •The fear of being between paths is a genuine human spiritual concern
  • •A torn cloud is a perfect metaphor for a half-formed spiritual life
  • •This question leads Krishna to give one of the Gita's most compassionate answers

Topics

spiritual doubtfallen yogiboth pathstorn cloudfear of failure
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