Sanskrit
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन । तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन ॥
naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna
Translation
Knowing these paths, O Pârtha, the Yogi is nowise perplexed. Therefore in all times be firm in yoga, O Arjuna.
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
Having laid out the two paths, Krishna draws the practical conclusion: a yogi who knows them is never confused by them, presumably meaning the knowledge itself removes any anxiety about timing one’s death correctly. The instruction that follows, “be firm in yoga at all times,” echoes verse 7 almost verbatim, closing the loop between the opening death-moment teaching and this later, more elaborate cosmology.
Concepts