Arjuna, my birth and action are divine. One who truly understands this does not take birth again after leaving the body, but comes to me.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 4.9
Hindi · हिन्दी
हे अर्जुन मेरे जन्म और कर्म दिव्य हैं । इस प्रकार मेरे जन्म और कर्मको जो मनुष्य तत्त्वसे जान लेता अर्थात् दृढ़तापूर्वक मान लेता है, वह शरीरका त्याग करके पुनर्जन्मको प्राप्त नहीं होता, प्रत्युत मुझे प्राप्त होता है ॥
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जन्मbirthकर्मactionचandमेmyदिव्यम्divineएवम्thusयःwhoवेत्तिknowsतत्त्वतःin truthत्यक्त्वाhaving given upदेहम्the bodyपुनर्जन्मrebirthनnotएतिgoesमाम्to meएतिgoesसःthat oneअर्जुनArjuna
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Understanding the verse
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Whoever understands Krishna's divine birth and action, he says, comes to him and is not reborn.
Krishna says his birth and actions are not ordinary. Whoever understands their divine nature reaches him and is not born again.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
After describing why he takes birth again and again, Krishna says that his birth and action are divine. Understanding that truth changes a person's fate beyond bodily death.
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In your life
What it looks like today
You meet someone who seems ordinary, yet their presence changes everything. The mind that sees only the surface misses the deeper reality already shaping the moment.
The takeaway
“Seeing Krishna's birth and deeds rightly frees a person from rebirth.”
Krishna says his birth and actions are not ordinary. Whoever understands their divine nature reaches him and is not born again.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.9?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga" (Knowledge and Renunciation of Action).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 4.9?
Verse 9 sits in Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita — Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, "Knowledge and Renunciation of Action". The chapter has 42 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 4.9 matter today?
You meet someone who seems ordinary, yet their presence changes everything. The mind that sees only the surface misses the deeper reality already shaping the moment.
Whoever understands Krishna's divine birth and action, he says, comes to him and is not reborn.
What this verse means
Krishna says his birth and actions are not ordinary. Whoever understands their divine nature reaches him and is not born again.
Context & commentary
After describing why he takes birth again and again, Krishna says that his birth and action are divine. Understanding that truth changes a person's fate beyond bodily death.
What it looks like today
You meet someone who seems ordinary, yet their presence changes everything. The mind that sees only the surface misses the deeper reality already shaping the moment.
“Seeing Krishna's birth and deeds rightly frees a person from rebirth.”
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