Six things hold a person back from the highest realization. Krishna names them plainly: ego, pride of strength, arrogance, desire, anger, and the urge to accumulate. These are not obscure spiritual obstacles. They are everyday companions most people know well.
Letting go of these six is not about becoming empty. It is about becoming light. A tree weighed down by dead branches cannot grow toward the sky. When the dead weight drops away, what remains is a quiet, steady person — free from the grip of 'mine' and 'me'. That person, Krishna says, becomes fit for Brahman.
The word 'kalpate' carries a gentle meaning here — 'becomes worthy,' 'becomes ready.' It is not a sudden leap. It is the natural result of a life lived with less clinging and more stillness.