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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 9

Knowledge and the Renunciation 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

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.9 mean?

He who realizes the divine truth concerning My birth and life does not take birth again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me.

Word-by-word meaning

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

dutydeathwisdomrenunciationgodactionbodykarma

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