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TEXT 41 prapya punya-krtam lokan
SYNONYMS  prapya--after
achieving; punya-krtam--of those who performed pious activities;
lokan--planets; usitva--after dwelling; sasvatih--many;
samah--years; sucinam--of the pious; sri-matam--of
the prosperous; gehe--in the house of; yoga-bhrastah--one
who is fallen from the path of self-realization; abhijayate--takes
his birth.
TRANSLATION The unsuccessful
yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living
entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a family of
rich aristocracy.
PURPORT The unsuccessful
yogis are divided into two classes: one is fallen after very little
progress, and one is fallen after long practice of yoga. The yogi
who falls after a short period of practice goes to the higher planets where
pious living entities are allowed to enter. After prolonged life there,
he is sent back again to this planet, to take birth in the family of a
righteous brahmana vaisnava or of aristocratic merchants.
The real
purpose of yoga practice is to achieve the highest perfection of
Krsna consciousness. But those who do not persevere to such an extent and
fail due to material allurements are allowed, by the grace of the Lord,
to make full utilization of their material propensities. And after that,
they are given opportunities to live prosperous lives in righteous or aristocratic
families. Those who are born in such families may take advantage of the
facilities and try to elevate themselves to full Krsna consciousness.
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