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Bhagavad Gita 4.8
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Sanskrit
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे
Transliteration
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitām
dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
Synonyms
janma: birth;
karma: work;
ca: also;
me: of Mine;
divyam: transcendental;
evam: like this;
yaḥ: anyone who;
vetti: knows;
tattvataḥ: in reality;
tyaktvā: leaving aside;
deham: this body;
punaḥ: again;
janma: birth;
na: never;
eti: does attain;
mām: unto Me;
eti: does attain;
saḥ: he;
arjuna: O Arjuna .;
English Meaning
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
Life Theme
Knowledge and Action
Life Application
Learning from mentors and applying knowledge in practical life decisions.