Bhagavad Gita 8.15 · Krishna
No return to sorrow
मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्।
नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः॥
māmupetya punarjanma duḥkhālayamaśāśvatamnāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ
Having come to Me, great souls do not return to rebirth, that passing home of sorrow. They have reached the highest.
What it means
Krishna describes the end of the long journey. Those great souls who reach him don't return to rebirth. He calls the cycle of births a duhkhalaya, a house of sorrow, and ashashvatam, impermanent. Not because life has no joy, but because every joy here eventually ends. In him, nothing ends.
The story
Arjuna has seen enough of life's sorrow today to understand. Krishna offers him a horizon beyond it, a home that no war, loss or ageing can disturb.
In your life
Imagine a weary traveller finally arriving home, setting down their bags for good. That's the feeling here. When life feels heavy, remember the journey has a home.
There is a home beyond sorrow.