Bhagavad Gita 4.9 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Whoever truly understands this comes home to me.”
What it means
“Whoever truly understands my divine birth and actions is not born again after this life — they come to me.”
The original Sanskrit
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥
janma karma ca me divyamevaṃ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṃ punarjanma naiti māmeti so.arjuna
Translations
Literal translation
He who thus knows truly the divine birth and actions of Mine does not get rirth after casting off the body. He attains Me, O Arjuna.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे अर्जुन ! मेरा जन्म और कर्म दिव्य है, इस प्रकार जो पुरुष तत्त्वत: जानता है, वह शरीर को त्यागकर फिर जन्म को नहीं प्राप्त होता; वह मुझे ही प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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