The accumulated practice of many past lives becomes the helpful breeze for spiritual progress. In this breeze, the yogis, continuing from past lives, hoist their sail in the form of sincere endeavor in the present life. Shree Krishna uses the words
prayatnād yatamānastu
, which means “striving harder than before.” The word
tu
indicates their present endeavor is deeper than in previous lifetimes when they were unsuccessful in completing the journey.
They are thus able to take advantage of the momentum carried forward from the past and allow the favorable wind to sweep them to the goal. To onlookers, it may seem that they covered the entire distance in the present life, but Shree Krishna says
aneka janma sansiddhaḥ
“Perfection in Yog is the result of the accumulated practice of many lives.”