The disciple in training will conquer this earth and Yama’s realm with its gods. The disciple in training will gather the well-taught Dhamma path, like an expert gathers flowers.

Sekho — one in training, the disciple who has not yet reached liberation but has set foot on the path. The answer to the previous verse’s question is precise: not the warrior, not the already enlightened sage, but the one who practices, who is in process.

This answer is both encouraging and realistic. It does not require prior perfection: it is enough to be a sekho, someone committed to training. The conquest of fear of death (yamaloka) and attachment to the world is not reserved for exceptional beings but for the ordinary practitioner who perseveres.

The image of the expert flower gatherer (kusalo) describes a skill that develops. Kusala — a fundamental term of the Pāli canon meaning both “skillful” and “wholesome” morally — is not an innate quality but cultivated. So too Dhamma understanding: it develops through study, reflection, and meditation.

In yoga practice, this verse reminds that transformation does not require initial perfection. The sādhaka, the practitioner, does not wait to be a master to begin practice. It is precisely in the process of training that inner conquest occurs.