B.G 6.45
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः। अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥४५॥
prayatnādyatamānastu yogī saṁśuddhakilbiṣaḥ। anekajanmasaṁsiddhastato yāti parāṁ gatim ॥45॥
Striving with effort, the yogi who is purified from sins and perfected through many births, then attains the supreme destination.
Gīta Bhāshya 6.45
The consistent effort that the seeker needs to put for a long period is stressed.
It is said that it is not just by multiple births but also through effort, by stating 'prayatnāditi' .
The seeker, having gained the knowledge of the path, makes an effort. Thus, through many births, having become perfected and gaining 'aparokṣa', i.e. direct perception of reality, he attains the supreme destination. It is also said-
"Endowed with intense inquisitiveness, the seeker becomes devoted to Vishnu. Having gained knowledge, meditating for many births, he finally sees directly and enters Lord Narayana, the divine. In no other way, indeed, this can be accomplished."
- stated thus in Naradiya Purana.
