Chapter 6, Verse 42
athavā yoginām eva
kule bhavati dhīmatām
etaddhi durlabhataraṁ
loke janma yadīdṛśam
Or he may be born in the family of a wise yogi; indeed, such a birth is rare to obtain in this world.
Here the merciful Lord says that a man of dispassion is “born in the family of a wise yogi.” The children of those who practise spirituality are high souls. Because of your practise, you have become a beam of light. Because of their longing for the Divine, your children are great souls who incarnate through you. They choose to be born through you, so that their spiritual advancement can continue.
“Indeed, such a birth is rare to obtain in this world.” Many are born and get attached to the world, but how many are born in a family where they are pushed on the spiritual path? Here Krishna is also talking about your children. If you are spiritual and give your children a good spiritual education, this helps them advance towards God-Realisation. This spiritual education is for the advancement of the soul.
In these two verses, Krishna is saying to Arjuna that these souls are born again here in this world. Even if they have enjoyed divine celestial realms, there they can’t advance to other higher states. So they are born again in this world, because only in this world can unity with the Divine be achieved. The ones who are born in the families of yogis, bhaktas, and devotees, find themselves placed, from the beginning itself, in the service of the Lord; from the beginning they find themselves hearing and chanting the Divine Names. This is a great blessing! Lord Krishna emphasises that it’s a very rare opportunity to surrender to the Guru. In such a birth, when you have found your Satguru, do everything to not let go. In verse 40, Lord Krishna says that one never loses anything. Here Krishna speaks about the glory and greatness of attaining the Lotus Feet of the Master. He says that receiving advice from the Master and serving the Master, is a very rare opportunity. “Such a birth is rare to obtain.” One cannot even estimate the great value of such a birth.
Bhagavad Gita