कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति ।
अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि ॥
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः ।
त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते ॥
Transliteration
kaccin-nobhaya-vibhraṣṭaś-chinnābhram iva naśyati |
apratiṣṭho mahābāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi || 38 ||
etan-me saṃśayaṃ kṛṣṇa chettum arhasy-aśeṣataḥ |
tvad-anyaḥ saṃśayasyāsya chettā na hy-upapadyate || 39 ||
Translation
O mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa, does not such a man(failed yogi), being deviated from the path of Transcendence, perish like a riven cloud, with no position in any sphere? This doubt of mine, O Krishna, you should remove completely for there is no other than you who can dispel it.
Purport
Arjuna's question continues. In Last Shloka Arjuna has expressed the concern that since Yoga is a difficult path hence it is more likely for a common man to fail in it. What happens to the human who by heart is devoted to God but for some reason, he is not able to continue on the path of Yoga and fails.
Arjuna further expressed his concern about the state of a failed yogi in this life or later lives. He requested Bhagvan Shri Krishna to remove his doubts.
