Bhagavad Gita BG 7.29
Chapter 7, Verse 29 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये । ते ब्रह्म तद्विदुः कृत्स्नं अध्यात्मं कर्म चाखिलम् ॥
jara-marana-moksaya mam ashritya yatanti ye te brahma tad viduh krtsnam adhyatmam karma cakhilam
Meaning
Those who strive for liberation from old age and death, taking refuge in Me — they know that Brahman completely, all that is adhyatma, and all action.
Understanding
Those who take refuge in Krishna striving for jara-marana-moksha (liberation from old age — the decay of the body — and death). What do they receive? Te brahma tat viduh krtsnam — they know that Brahman completely (not partially). And adhyatmam (the entire domain of the inner self — adhyatma) and karma cakhilam (all action, the entire field of karma). The one who seeks liberation through surrender to Krishna receives complete knowledge — theoretical AND practical.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| जरामरण | jara-marana | old age and death |
| मोक्षाय | moksaya | for liberation, for moksha |
| आश्रित्य | ashritya | taking refuge, relying on |
| कृत्स्नम् | krtsnam | completely, in entirety |
| अध्यात्मम् | adhyatmam | the domain of the inner self (adhyatma) |
| जरा-मरण-मोक्षाय | jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya | for liberation from old age and death |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| आश्रित्य | āśritya | taking refuge in |
| यतन्ति | yatanti | strive, endeavor |
| ये | ye | those who |
| ते | te | they |
| ब्रह्म | brahma | Brahman, the Absolute |
| तत् | tat | that |
| विदुः | viduḥ | know, understand |
| कृत्स्नम् | kṛtsnam | in entirety, fully |
| अध्यात्मम् | adhyātmam | the self, the spiritual |
| कर्म | karma | action, activity |
| च | ca | and |
| अखिलम् | akhilam | entirely, in full |