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Becoming Brahman, serene in the Self, he neither grieves nor desires, the same to all beings, he obtains supreme devotion to Me.

Become one with Brahman, serene within, he neither grieves nor desires. The same toward all beings, he attains supreme devotion to me.

One who has become one with Brahman is serene, neither grieving over loss nor craving gain, and sees all beings with an equal eye. Such a person then attains supreme devotion (bhakti) to Krishna. The order is striking: devotion is described as coming after realisation, not only before it. Some traditions read this as showing that devotion is the highest fruit of knowledge, others that knowledge and devotion meet at the summit. Either way, the verse refuses to divide the paths sharply.