BG 8.16

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन ।
मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥
ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjuna
mām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate

Word-for-word meanings

arjuna — O Arjuna;  lokāḥ — all planets;  ā-brahma-bhuvanāt — up to Brahmaloka;  āvartinaḥ — are places from which the residents must return [to earth];  punaḥ — again;  tu — but;  upetya — upon attaining;  mām — Me;  kaunteya — O son of Kuntī;  na vidyate — there is no;  janma — rebirth;  punaḥ — again.

Translation

O Arjuna, all planets, up to and including that of Brahmā*, are places from which the residents must endure return [to earth] again, but upon attaining Me, O son of Kuntī, there is no rebirth again.

Notes

* Brahmā is the four-headed creator-god situated in Satya-loka, the highest plane in the material universe. He should not be confused with Brahman, the Absolute Reality.

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