Shloka 38
Kapila’s Advent: Brahmā’s Confirmation, the Marriage of the Nine Daughters, and Kardama’s Renunciation
गच्छ कामं मयापृष्टो मयि संन्यस्तकर्मणा । जित्वा सुदुर्जयं मृत्युममृतत्वाय मां भज ॥ ३८ ॥
gaccha kāmaṁ mayāpṛṣṭo mayi sannyasta-karmaṇā jitvā sudurjayaṁ mṛtyum amṛtatvāya māṁ bhaja
Sa pahintulot Ko, humayo ka ayon sa nais mo; ialay sa Akin ang lahat ng iyong gawain. Pagdaig sa kamatayang mahirap talunin, sambahin Ako sa bhakti para sa walang-kamatayan.
The purpose of Sāṅkhya philosophy is stated herein. If anyone wants real, eternal life, he has to engage himself in devotional service, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. To become free from birth and death is not an easy task. Birth and death are natural to this material body. Sudurjayam means “very, very difficult to overcome.” The modern so-called scientists do not have sufficient means to understand the process of victory over birth and death. Therefore they set aside the question of birth and death; they do not consider it. They simply engage in the problems of the material body, which is transient and sure to end.
FAQs
This verse teaches that death, though very difficult to overcome, is conquered by surrendering one’s actions to the Lord and worshiping Him for amṛtatva (immortality/liberation).
Kapila emphasizes that real renunciation is not merely stopping work, but dedicating all karma to the Supreme; such surrendered action purifies the heart and leads beyond fear of death.
Do your duties responsibly, but offer the results and intention to the Lord—serving with devotion, reducing ego-driven motives, and making spiritual practice the center of life.