Srimad Bhagavat Gita commentary chapter 6 verse 37-39

Chapter 6 verse 37-39

 “Arjuna said: When a man, though possessed of faith, is unable to control himself, whose mind wanders away from yoga, to what end does he- having failed to attain perfection in yoga go? Fallen from both, does he not, perish like a broken cloud, support less and deluded in the path of Brahman? This doubt of mine, please dispel completely; because it is not possible for anyone but you to dispel this doubt.”

Arjuna’s doubt is legitimate that if a person is treading on the path of spirituality and attempts to practice meditation/yoga with utmost faith but unable to make progress due to various reasons, what locus standing will that person have in this world? Wouldn’t they be caught in no man’s land or “trishanku swarg-(story of how sage vishwamitra once helped a king called trishanku to reach heaven even though he didn’t have the merits to get there and the devas didn’t allow him to enter and he was in suspended state forever in between heaven and earth). I am expecting a great answer for this from the Lord in the next few verses. I am just reminded of a deep statement about the nature of knowledge- does one not build on the knowledge gained from kindergarten to college or even in real life. It is not like one loses that knowledge or wisdom to the abyss or vacuum somewhere. While Arjuna’s question is appropriate, we should reflect on fact that any effort done with sincerity will not be wasted. The energy has to transform and transfer to some end!