Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 16 Meaning
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.
BG 8.16
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन। मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjuna mām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate
Meaning
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.
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Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita highlights a practical insight: 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.
In The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman (Aksara Brahma Yoga), Krishna explains The nature of the Supreme Being and what happens to the soul at the time of death.
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Chapter Context
The nature of the Supreme Being and what happens to the soul at the time of death.
Key themes in this chapter include Death, Remembrance, Liberation.
When to Apply This Verse
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with death
- •When practicing remembrance amid uncertainty
- •When applying liberation to real-life choices
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Related Verses
BG 8.5
And whoever, leaving their body, goes forth remembering Me alone at the time of death, they will attain My Being; there is no doubt about this.
BG 8.6
Whoever at the end leaves the body, thinking of any being, to that being only does he go, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), due to his constant thought of that being.
BG 1.1
Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"
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