Verse 6.44

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śhabda-brahmātivartate

Meaning

That past yoga sesh? It's still got you, even if you don't wanna admit it. Even if you're just tryna peep yoga, you're gonna leave that whole Brahmanic thing in the dust.

Commentary

Bro, even if you totally fell off the yoga wagon in your last life, like, *major* fail, the vibes from your past practice are still gonna pull you back. It's like, your past self is low-key haunting you to get back on track. Even if you're just *kinda* curious about yoga, you're gonna transcend all that basic, old-school Vedic stuff. You'll be way beyond all those rituals and ceremonies, not even phased by them. You'll be craving something way more intense than just sensory stuff. If that's true for someone just casually curious, imagine how lit it is for someone who's actually *doing* the yoga thing. They're totally free from all that ritualistic baggage, vibing in eternal bliss and chill. Even if you're just trying to escape the rat race, you're good. You're not gonna get punished for skipping out on all the duties and stuff. You're above all that. If that's true for someone with zero past-life yoga cred, imagine how next-level it is for someone who *actually* did the work before, even if they messed up. They're gonna be *obsessed* with getting back into it, no matter what. Krishna's saying, no yoga effort is wasted, ever. Even the tiniest effort will pay off, eventually. So don't even sweat it, even if you're a total noob.