Chapter 4 · Verse 9
Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन
janma karma cha me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna
Word Meanings
janma — birth; karma — activities; cha — and; me — of mine; divyam — divine; evam — thus; yaḥ — who; vetti — know; tattvataḥ — in truth; tyaktvā — having abandoned; deham — the body; punaḥ — again; janma — birth; na — never; eti — takes; mām — to me; eti — comes; saḥ — he; arjuna — Arjun
Translation
One who truly knows the divine nature of My birth and actions, O Arjuna, upon leaving the body, is not born again but comes to Me.
Commentary