# Bhagavad Gita 6.44

**Canonical reference:** `gita.6.44`  
**Speaker:** Krishna  
**Corpus version:** gita-1.0.0-rc.1

## Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।
जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥

## IAST

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśo.api saḥ
jijñāsurapi yogasya śabdabrahmātivartate

## English translation — Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882

and then again O descendant of Kuru ! he works for perfection. For even though reluctant he is led away by the self-same former practice and although he only wishes to learn devotion he rises above the (fruits of action laid down in the) divine word. But the devotee working with great efforts

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