अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् ।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ।। ६.४२ ।।

atha-vā yoginām-eva kule bhavati dhīmatām |
etad-dhi durlabha-taraṁ loke janma yad-īdṛśam || 6.42 ||

Between the opulent family and a yogic one, which is better and more fortunate? The rich may not have a kindly and benevolent heart. They may not be able to discern the merits of spiritual life. And that may pose a conflict for the seeking mind and its resignation, hindering the seeker in his mission.

Such a disharmony and ill-attunement will not be there in the case of ascetically inclined families. Such a birth in a family where amity and spiritual disposition reign, is very rare, pronounces Krishna.