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Chapter 4 · Verse 9 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 4.9

transformative Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation Karma & Action

Sanskrit

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।

Transliteration

janma karma cha me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna

Word by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate secret: His birth and actions are not bound by karma like ours—they are divine play, eternally free. When you truly understand this truth—that the Lord's nature transcends all cause and effect—the fear of rebirth dissolves.

You recognize your own essence as inseparable from that same eternal consciousness, and the cycle of death and returning simply loses its grip. In modern life, this means shifting from reactive living driven by past conditioning to acting from your deepest nature, free from the weight of what you believe defines you.

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Bhagavad Gita 4.9 — BG 4.9

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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