श्रीभगवानुवाच
प्रविशन्नालयं मह्यमर्चनार्थं सुभक्तिमान् ।
न भूयः प्रविशेन्मातुः कुक्षिकारागृहं सुधीः ॥
The Supreme Lord said:
A wise person, full of devotion, who enters My temple for the sake of worship, does not again enter the prison-house of a mother's womb.
śrībhagavānuvāca
praviśannālayaṃ mahyamarcanārthaṃ subhaktimān |
na bhūyaḥ praviśenmātuḥ kukṣikārāgṛhaṃ sudhīḥ
प्रविशन् · praviśan — entering
आलयम् · ālayaṃ — the temple
मह्यम् · mahyam — unto Me
अर्चनार्थम् · arcanārthaṃ — for the purpose of worship
सुभक्तिमान् · subhaktimān — one full of devotion
न · na — not
भूयः · bhūyaḥ — again
प्रविशेत् · praviśet — enters
मातुः · mātuḥ — of a mother
कुक्षिकारागृहम् · kukṣikārāgṛhaṃ — the prison of the womb
सुधीः · sudhīḥ — the wise person
सुधीः सुभक्तिमान् जनः अर्चनार्थं मह्यम् आलयं प्रविशन्, सः मातुः कुक्षिकारागृहं भूयः न प्रविशेत्।
entering · the temple · unto Me · for the purpose of worship · one full of devotion · not · again · enters · of a mother · the prison of the womb · the wise person
This verse establishes the primary benefit of temple worship, which is the cessation of the cycle of birth and death. It sets the tone for the chapter by highlighting the profound spiritual security found in the Lord's presence.
