Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 23 (13.23)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते
॥ 13.23 ॥
ya evaṃ vetti puruṣaṃ prakṛtiṃ ca guṇaiḥ saha
sarvathā vartamāno'pi na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate
Translation
"One who knows purusha thus, and prakriti together with the gunas — however that person may be living, they are not born again."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. puruṣaṃ sākṣāt aham iti — knows purusha directly as "I"; prakṛtiṃ … avidyālakṣaṇāṃ … nivartitām abhāvam āpāditāṃ vidyayā — prakriti in the form of ignorance is removed by knowledge; sarvathā sarvaprakāreṇa vartamāno'pi … patite asmin vidvaccharīre dehāntarāya na abhijāyate — when the body of the wise one falls, there is no new body.
Acharya Ramanuja. yathāvad vivekena jānāti — knows with true discernment; sa sarvathā devamanuṣyādideheṣu atimātrakliṣṭaprakāreṇa vartamānaḥ api — even while living in bodies such as those of gods or humans in extremely painful circumstances — there is no rebirth.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.