Gita Verse 13.24

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13, Verse 24

Sanskrit Verse

य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैःसह।सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।

Transliteration

ya evaṁ vetti puruṣhaṁ prakṛitiṁ cha guṇaiḥ saha

sarvathā vartamāno ’pi na sa bhūyo ’bhijāyate

Word meanings

yaḥ—who; evam—thus; vetti—understand; puruṣham—Puruṣh; prakṛitim—the material nature; cha—and; guṇaiḥ—the three modes of nature; saha—with; sarvathā—in every way; vartamānaḥ—situated; api—although; na—not; saḥ—they; bhūyaḥ—again; abhijāyate—take birth

Swami Sivananda's translation

He who thus knows the Spirit and Matter together with their qualities, in whatever condition he may be, he is not reborn.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 13