One who has faith but does not strive, whose mind has wandered away from yoga, and who does not reach perfection in yoga — what destination does such a person go to, O Krishna?
Explanation
Arjuna has just heard that yoga (disciplined union of the mind with the Self) is hard to attain without self-control. He now asks about a sincere person whose effort falters and whose mind drifts before reaching perfection (saṃsiddhi). He wants to know what becomes of such a person after death; Krishna answers this in the following verses.