Bhagavad Gita 4.9 · Krishna
Knowing who He is
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन॥
janma karma ca me divyamevaṃ yo vetti tattvataḥtyaktvā dehaṃ punarjanma naiti māmeti so’arjuna
Whoever truly knows My divine birth and actions, Arjuna, is not born again on leaving the body, but comes to Me.
What it means
Krishna says that his birth and actions are divya, divine, freely chosen, not forced. Whoever understands this deeply, not as a fact to recite but as living truth, is freed. When they leave the body, they don't return to the cycle of birth. They come to Krishna himself.
The story
Arjuna has just learned his friend is God. Krishna tells him this knowing isn't just interesting. It's freeing. To see the divine in a human form changes how one sees everything.
In your life
Picture someone who finally understands why their mother made every sacrifice, and their whole relationship changes. Real understanding transforms. Ask yourself, whom have I not yet truly understood?
Truly knowing love sets us free.