Bhagavad Gita BG 4.9
Chapter 4, Verse 9 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यम् एवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥
janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah tyaktva deham punar janma naitim ameti so 'rjuna
Meaning
One who knows thus, in truth, My divine birth and action — on leaving the body, that one is not reborn; they come to Me, O Arjuna.
Understanding
The liberating power of understanding Krishna's divine nature. Tattvatah (in truth, in reality — not intellectually but experientially). One who knows that Krishna's birth is divya (divine, not karma-driven) and His actions are divine (not ego-motivated) — tyaktva deham (on leaving this body), na eti punar janma (does not take rebirth). Instead, mam eti — comes to Me. Knowing the nature of the divine frees one from the cycle.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| दिव्यम् | divyam | divine, transcendental |
| तत्त्वतः | tattvatah | in truth, in reality, truly |
| त्यक्त्वा | tyaktva | having left, having abandoned |
| पुनर्जन्म | punar janma | rebirth, being born again |
| मामेति | mam eti | comes to Me, reaches Me |
| जन्म | janma | birth (My birth) |
| कर्म | karma | actions / deeds (My actions) |
| च | ca | and (conjunction) |
| मे | me | My (birth and actions) |
| एवम् | evam | thus / in this way (as divine) |
| यः | yaḥ | he who / one who |
| वेत्ति | vetti | knows / understands |
| देहम् | deham | the body / this body |
| न | na | not (does not return) |
| नैति | naiti | does not come back / does not return |
| सः | saḥ | he (that knower) |
| अर्जुन | arjuna | O Arjuna |