Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization

Bhagavad Gita 7.29

jarāmaraṇamokṣāya māmāśritya yatanti ye | te brahma tadviduḥ kṛtsnamadhyātmaṃ karma cākhilam ||

Those who take refuge in me and strive for release from old age and death come to know Brahman completely, the inner self, and the whole of action.

Modern context

Old age and death are the two great facts every human faces. Krishna says those who seek release from them by taking refuge in him come to know everything that matters: the absolute, the inner self, and the whole nature of action. Facing mortality honestly is often what begins a serious inner life. The verse treats that fear not as something to hide from but as a door. The question 'what survives?' leads to knowledge of what is deathless.