Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 38

Gita 6.38

कच्चित्, न, उभयविभ्रष्टः, छिन्नाभ्रम्, इव, नश्यति,
अप्रतिष्ठः, महाबाहो, विमूढः, ब्रह्मणः, पथि।।38।।

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Gita 6.38

Kachchit’, na, ubhayvibhrshtH, chhinnaabhram’, iv, nashyati,
AprtishthH, mahaabaaho, vimoodH, brahmanH, pathi ||38||

Translation: (Mahaabaaho) O mighty-armed! (kachchit’) does that (brahmanH) for attaining the Supreme God (pathi) from the path (vimoodH) fool deviated from (aprtishthH) one who performs sadhna abandoning the injunctions of scriptures, does not get the support of God. Such a person devoid of support (chhinnaabhram’) riven cloud (iv) like (ubhayvibhrashtH) fallen from both sides (na, nashyati) does he not perish? (38)

Gita 6.38: O mighty-armed! Does that fool deviated from the path for attaining the Supreme God; one who performs sadhna abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures does not get the support of God; such a person, devoid of support, fallen from both sides, not perish like a riven cloud?

It is dushpraapya (scarcely attainable) i.e. there is no benefit of bhakti. This yog is possible for only he who overpowers mind. Please contemplate then that is it justified to do the meaning of Verse 40 as neither does that person deviated from yog get destroyed in this world, nor in the other world. Because in Gita Chapter 6 Verse 42 to 44 also there is this same evidence. It has been stated that a person deviated from yog due to the sanskaar prior to getting deviated goes to Heaven for some days, then takes birth in a virtuous family, but that human birth is very rare in this world/lok. If he attains human birth then out of previous nature by behaving arbitrarily violates the Tatvgyan i.e. gets destroyed. Therefore the above-mentioned translation of Verse 40 is correct. It is also clear in Gita Chapter 6 Verse 45.

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