Sadhibhutadhidaivam mam sadhiyajnam ca ye viduh, prayana-kale 'pi ca mam te vidur yukta-cetasah
Those who know Me as the governing principle of the material realm (adhibhuta), the divine realm (adhidaiva), and of all sacrifices (adhiyajna) — with minds united in Me — even at the time of death, they know Me. Those who understand God's presence in all three domains — material, divine, and sacrificial — remain conscious of God even in their final moment.
- •True knowledge of God encompasses all planes of existence
- •The mind united with God remains steady even at the moment of death
- •God pervades the material, divine, and sacrificial dimensions simultaneously
Adhiyajnah katham ko 'tra dehe 'smin madhusudana, prayana-kale ca katham jneyo 'si niyatatmabhih
O Madhusudana (Krishna), who is the lord of sacrifice (adhiyajna) and how does He dwell in the body? How are those of steadfast mind to know You at the time of death? Arjuna's final two questions — about the nature of divine presence in sacrifice and how to know God at death — set up the crucial teachings about dying consciously.
- •The way one dies determines the quality of what comes after
- •God dwells within the body as the inner witness and lord of sacrifice
- •Steadfastness of mind enables conscious union at death
Adhibhutam ksharo bhavah purushash cadhidaivatam, adhiyajno 'ham evatra dehe deha-bhritam vara
O best of embodied beings, the physical nature that is constantly changing is called adhibhuta (the material element). The cosmic form of the Lord, including all demigods, is called adhidaiva. And I, the Supreme Lord, represented as the Supersoul in the heart of every embodied being, am called adhiyajna. God Himself is the adhiyajna — the inner divine witness present in the heart of all beings.
- •The ever-changing physical world is the material domain (adhibhuta)
- •The divine cosmic form encompasses the celestial domain (adhidaiva)
- •God as the Supersoul in the heart is the lord of all sacrifice (adhiyajna)