Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding
Bhagavad Gita 2.72
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति ।
स्थित्वास्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति ॥
eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṃ prāpya vimuhyati | sthitvāsyāmantakāle'pi brahmanirvāṇamṛcchati ||
This is the state of Brahman, Arjuna. Having reached it, one is no longer deluded. Established in it even at the hour of death, one attains liberation in Brahman.
Modern context
The chapter ends by naming the state it has been describing: standing in Brahman, the ultimate reality. Whoever reaches it is not confused again, and whoever is established in it even at the last hour finds freedom. The verse holds out hope to everyone: it is never too late to begin, and nothing gained on this path is lost.