Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 15, verse 4 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 15.4 · Tatah Padam
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यं
यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः ।
तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये
यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी ॥
tataḥ padaṃ tatparimārgitavyaṃ
yasmingatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ |
tameva cādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye
yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī ||
Translation
— one should then seek that state from which those who reach it never return, thinking: “I take refuge in that primal Person from whom the ancient stream of creation flowed forth.”
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 15, Purushottama Yoga — “The Supreme Person”, which has 20 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 15.4 mean?
— one should then seek that state from which those who reach it never return, thinking: “I take refuge in that primal Person from whom the ancient stream of creation flowed forth.”
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 15.4?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 15, Purushottama Yoga (The Supreme Person).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.