Word meanings
- ā-brahma-bhuvanāt
- up to the abode of Brahma
- lokāḥ
- worlds
- punaḥ āvartinaḥ
- subject to rebirth
- arjuna
- Arjun
- mām
- mine
- upetya
- having attained
- tu
- but
- kaunteya
- Arjun, the son of Kunti
- punaḥ janma
- rebirth
- na
- never
- vidyate
- is
Translations
All the worlds, including the world of Brahma, are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rebirth.
The worlds, along with the entire realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoever comes to Me, for them there is no rebirth.
O Arjuna, all the worlds together with the world of Brahma are subject to return. But, O son of Kunti, there is no return after reaching Me.
हे अर्जुन ! ब्रह्मलोकतक सभी लोक पुनरावर्ती है; परन्तु हे कौन्तेय ! मुझे प्राप्त होनेपर पुनर्जन्म नहीं होता।Commentary
Those devotees who practise Daharopasana (a kind of meditation on the mystic space in the heart) and other devotees who reach Brahmaloka through the path of the gods (Devayana) and attain gradual liberation (Krama-Mukti) will not return again to this world. But those who reach Brahmaloka through the practice of the Panchagni Vidya (a ritual) will enjoy life in Brahmaloka and come back to this world. All the worlds are subjected to return because they are limited or conditioned by time.