क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति ।कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति ॥
kṣipraṃ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṃ nigacchati | kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati ||
- क्षिप्रम् · kṣipram
- swiftly
- भवति · bhavati
- becomes
- धर्मात्मा · dharmātmā
- righteous in soul
- शश्वत् शान्तिम् · śaśvat śāntim
- lasting peace
- निगच्छति · nigacchati
- attains
- कौन्तेय · kaunteya
- O son of Kunti
- प्रतिजानीहि · pratijānīhi
- proclaim, know for certain
- भक्तः · bhaktaḥ
- devotee
- न प्रणश्यति · na praṇaśyati
- never perishes
“Swiftly such a one becomes righteous in soul and attains lasting peace. O Kaunteya, proclaim it boldly: my devotee never perishes.”
— Original plain-language translation
Transformation is promised as swift and settled, not slow and doubtful. Krishna even deputes Arjuna to announce the guarantee. No devotee perishing is the chapter's great assurance.
— Reader's notes (original)