Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 7, Verse 30
Verse 30
Hard VerseThe Yoga of Knowledge and Realization
Those who know Me as the governing principle of the physical world (adhibhūta), the governing principle of the gods (adhidaiva), and the governing principle of all sacrifices (adhiyajña) can understand and know Me, the Supreme Lord, even at the time of death.
Context & Meaning
The highest knowledge is practical: those who understand the Divine as the principle underlying the physical world, the divine realm, and all sacrifice — and who live with this unified understanding — can remember and know the Supreme even in the final moment of death. This is the ultimate test, and the ultimate promise, with which Chapter 7 closes.
Scholar Commentaries
2 commentaries · Public domainRamanujacharya
VishishtadvaitaThe three terms — adhibhūta, adhidaiva, adhiyajña — represent the complete integration of knowledge: physical, cosmic, and sacrificial. One who knows the Supreme in all three dimensions carries that knowledge even through the moment of death.
Adi Shankaracharya
AdvaitaThis verse bridges Chapter 7 to Chapter 8. The mind that is unified in Brahman at the time of death attains liberation. Knowledge of the three principles — adhibhūta, adhidaiva, adhiyajña — is the fruit of the teaching of this chapter.