BG 6.44
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः ।
जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥
जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥
pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hy avaśo ’pi saḥ
jijñāsur api yogasya śabda-brahmātivartate
jijñāsur api yogasya śabda-brahmātivartate
Word-for-word meanings
hi — indeed; saḥ — he; hriyate — is again drawn [to yoga]; avaśaḥ api — even unintentionally; tena eva — specifically by virtue of that; abhyāsena — practice; pūrva — previously undertaken; jijñāsuḥ api — even a practitioner who is merely inquisitive [i.e., who is not yet accomplished in yoga]; yogasya — about yoga; ativartate — transcends; śabda-brahma — the path of ritualistic action described in the Vedas.
Translation
Indeed, he is again drawn [to yoga], even unintentionally, by virtue of the practice undertaken in his previous life. Even a practitioner who is merely inquisitive about yoga transcends the path of ritualistic action described in the Vedas.