Janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah, tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna
One who truly understands the divine nature of My birth and activities, O Arjuna, upon leaving the body at death, does not take birth again in this material world — they come to Me.
- •Knowledge of divine incarnation leads to liberation
- •Understanding Krishna's nature is itself a liberating act
- •Comprehending the divine frees the soul from rebirth
Tatah padam tat parimargitavyam yasmin gata na nivartanti bhuyah, tam eva cadyam purusham prapadye yatah pravrttih prasrta purani
One must seek that supreme abode from which, having gone, one never returns. There one should surrender to that Primal Person from whom everything has emanated since time immemorial. This verse describes the goal of spiritual practice — the ultimate liberation from the cycle of birth and death by taking refuge in the Supreme.
- •The supreme abode of liberation is the ultimate goal of human life
- •Surrendering to the Primal Person is the means of reaching that abode
- •Liberation means freedom from the cycle of repeated birth and death
tad ity anabhisandhaya phalam yajna-tapah-kriyah, dana-kriyash ca vividhah kriyante moksha-kankshibhih
With the word 'Tat' (meaning 'That'), acts of sacrifice, austerity, and charity are performed by seekers of liberation without any desire for fruits.
- •Tat signifies the impersonal Absolute — all acts offered to That are liberating
- •Renouncing the fruits of spiritual actions is the path to moksha
- •Desireless action dedicated to the Absolute purifies the practitioner