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Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

A Steady Anchor for Life · Even at the End

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एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति । स्थित्वास्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति ।।72।।

eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṃ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyām anta-kāle 'pi brahma-nirvāṇam ṛcchati

Meaning

"O Partha, this is the state of union with the Divine; having attained it, one is no longer deluded. Established in it even at the hour of death, one attains liberation."

Explanation

Krishna closes Chapter 2 with a powerful promise — this steady, divine state, once attained, holds firm even in death.

Today's Life Lesson

Build today the kind of inner steadiness you would want to carry with you through any moment, even the hardest ones.

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