साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः ।प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः ॥
sādhibhūtādhidaivaṃ māṃ sādhiyajñaṃ ca ye viduḥ |prayāṇakāle 'pi ca māṃ te vidur yuktacetasaḥ ||
- साधिभूताधिदैवम् · sādhibhūtādhidaivam
- with the being-principle and god-principle
- साधियज्ञम् · sādhiyajñam
- with the sacrifice-principle
- ये विदुः · ye viduḥ
- who know
- प्रयाणकाले · prayāṇakāle
- at the time of departure
- माम् · mām
- me
- युक्तचेतसः · yuktacetasaḥ
- with disciplined minds
“Those who know me with the being-principle, the god-principle, and the sacrifice-principle — even at the hour of departure, with disciplined minds, they know me.”
— Original plain-language translation
Knowing Krishna in three cosmic roles secures remembrance at death. The final hour tests lifelong discipline. Chapter 7 thus closes on the threshold of Chapter 8's teaching on the last thought.
— Reader's notes (original)