Verse 7.30
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः | प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः ||३०||
Transliteration (IAST)
sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ | prayāṇakāle'pi ca māṁ te viduryuktacetasaḥ ||30||
Word-by-Word Meanings
साधिभूत-with the material realm
अधिदैवम्-with the divine realm
साधियज्ञम्-with sacrifice
विदुः-know
प्रयाणकाले-at the time of death
युक्तचेतसः-with steadfast minds
Translation
Those who know Me as the governing principle of the material realm, the divine realm, and of sacrifice - they, with minds united in Me, know Me even at the time of death.
Commentary
The concluding verse introduces the concepts of adhibhuta, adhidaiva, and adhiyajna that will be elaborated in Chapter 8. Knowing God in all these dimensions ensures remembrance at death - the critical moment that determines one's next destination. This creates a natural bridge to the next chapter's teachings on the moment of death.
Themes
jnanabhaktitime