Bhagavad Gita 8.15 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Those who reach me are free from this world of sorrow.”
What it means
“Great souls who reach me are not reborn into this temporary world full of suffering. They have reached the highest perfection.”
The original Sanskrit
मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम् । नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः ॥
māmupetya punarjanma duḥkhālayamaśāśvatam nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
As a result of reaching Me, the exalted ones who have attained the highest perfection do not get rirth which is an abode of sorrows and which is impermanent.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परम सिद्धि को प्राप्त हुये महात्माजन मुझे प्राप्त कर अनित्य दुःख के आलयरूप (गृहरूप) पुनर्जन्म को नहीं प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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