Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization

Bhagavad Gita 7.30

sādhibhūtādhidaivaṃ māṃ sādhiyajñaṃ ca ye viduḥ | prayāṇakāle'pi ca māṃ te viduryuktacetasaḥ ||

Those who know me as the basis of all beings, of the gods, and of sacrifice, their minds disciplined, know me even at the hour of death.

Modern context

The chapter closes with three technical terms that Arjuna will ask about at the start of the next: adhibhuta, adhidaiva and adhiyajna. They name the divine as the basis of the material world, of the powers that govern it, and of every act of offering. The promise is that those who know this keep that knowledge even at the moment of death. What we have practised in life is what remains with us at the end. The time to prepare for that moment is now.