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अथवा योगिनाम् एव कुले भवति धीमताम् ।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरम् लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ॥ ४२ ॥

athavA yoginAm eva kule bhavati dhImatAm |
etaddhi durlabhataram loke janma yadIdRzam || 42 ||

अथवा [athavA] A person who slipped after going further on the path to realize the Self भवव्ति [bhavavti] is born कुले [kule] to a family धीमताम् [dhImatAm] of wise people who are capable of teaching, योगिनामेव [yoginAmeva] and who themselves practice the realization of the Self. यत् ईदृशम् जन्म [yat IdRzam janma] This type of birth एतत् दुर्लभतरम् हि [etat durlabhataram hi] is extremely rare and difficult to get लोके [loke] in this world.

When a person’s realization of the Self has progressed to become mature and he slips from the path of yoga , he is born in a great and wise family whose members themselves practice yoga and are capable of teaching this to others.

These two types of births – in a family of people who are capable of yoga and among people who practice it – are extremely rare for ordinary beings of this world. They are achieved by the greatness of yoga .