इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः ।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च ॥
idaṃ jñānamupāśritya mama sādharmyamāgatāḥ |sarge'pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca ||
Those who rely on this knowledge and come to share my own nature are not born again at the time of creation, nor are they shaken at the time of dissolution.
Explanation
Krishna is continuing his promise to teach the highest knowledge (jñāna), the knowledge that brought sages to perfection. Here he says that those who take refuge in it attain likeness to his nature (sādharmya). Such people are free from the cycle of rebirth at creation and are not troubled when the world dissolves. Traditions differ on whether this likeness means sharing his qualities while remaining distinct, or complete oneness with him.