Bhagavad Gita · Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga — Knowledge and Renunciation of Action
Chapter 4, Verse 9
"Bhagavad Gita 4.9" — meaning and explanation.
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः | त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन
janma karma ca me divyamevaṃ yo vetti tattvataḥ . tyaktvā dehaṃ punarjanma naiti māmeti so.arjuna
Meaning
4.9 He who thus know, in their true light, My divine birth and action, having abandoned the body, is not born again, he comes to Me, O Arjuna.
।।4.9।। हे अर्जुन ! मेरा जन्म और कर्म दिव्य है, इस प्रकार जो पुरुष तत्त्वत: जानता है, वह शरीर को त्यागकर फिर जन्म को नहीं प्राप्त होता; वह मुझे ही प्राप्त होता है।।
Explanation
4.9 जन्म birth? कर्म action? च and? मे My? दिव्यम् divine? एवम् thus? यः who? वेत्ति knows? तत्त्वतः in true light? त्यक्त्वा having abandoned? देहम् the body? पुनः again? जन्म birth? नः not? एति gets? माम् to Me? एति comes? सः he? अर्जुन O Arjuna.Commentary The Lord? though apparently born? is always beyond birth and death though apparently active for firmly establishing righteousness? He is ever beyond all actions. He who knows this is never born again. He attains knowledge of the Self and becomes liberated while living.The birth of the Lord is an illusion. It is Aprakrita (beyond the pale of Nature). It is divine. It is peculiar to the Lord. Though He appears in human form? His body is Chinmaya (full of consciousness? not inert matter as are human bodies composed of the five elements).
Life Lesson
Study Bhagavad Gita 4.9 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.
Context
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, verse 9, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
Bhagavad Gita 4.9
This page presents the Sanskrit verse, transliteration, Hindi meaning, English meaning, and a simple explanation for study. For a fuller understanding, read this shloka in sequence with the rest of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.9 mean?
4.9 He who thus know, in their true light, My divine birth and action, having abandoned the body, is not born again, he comes to Me, O Arjuna.
What is the life lesson of this verse?
Study Bhagavad Gita 4.9 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.
What is the context of this verse?
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, verse 9, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.