Word meanings
- idam
- this
- jñānam
- wisdom
- upāśritya
- take refuge in
- mama
- mine
- sādharmyam
- of similar nature
- āgatāḥ
- having attained
- sarge
- at the time of creation
- api
- even
- na
- not
- upajāyante
- are born
- pralaye
- at the time of dissolution
- na-vyathanti
- they will not experience misery
- ca
- and
Translations
Those who, having taken refuge in this knowledge, have attained unity with Me, are neither born at the time of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution.
Dwelling in wisdom and realizing My divinity, they are not reborn when the universe is recreated at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved.
Those who attain identity with Me by resorting to this Knowledge are not born even during creation, nor do they suffer pain during dissolution.
इस ज्ञानका आश्रय लेकर जो मनुष्य मेरी सधर्मताको प्राप्त हो गये हैं, वे महासर्गमें भी पैदा नहीं होते और महाप्रलयमें भी व्यथित नहीं होते।Commentary
Having resorted to this knowledge they (the sages) are assimilated into My own nature. They have attained to My Being. They have become identical with Me. They live in Me with no thought of thou or I. They go beyond birth and death. There is no birth for them when creation begins and there is no death for them at the time of dissolution. Having reached Me they attain eternity, immortality and perfection. Having become identical with Me through the attainment of the knowledge of the Self by practising the necessary means, they are neither born at the time of creation nor are they disited at the time of dissolution.
Knowledge of the Self is eulogised by the Lord in this verse.