2.72 Even at the hour of death Krishna speaks

एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति
स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति

eṣhā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati
sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam ṛichchhati

This is the state of Brahman, son of Pritha. Having reached it, one is not deluded. Established in it, even at the hour of death, one comes to the peace of Brahman.

Explanation

Even at the hour of death.

This is the state of Brahman; reaching it, one is not deluded. Established in it, even at the last hour, one comes to the peace of Brahman.

The chapter ends where chapter 8 will begin. And the final word is the one the whole chapter has been circling — peace, offered to a man who asked for it in 2.8 and was told no prize could bring it.

Word by word

eṣhā: such
brāhmī sthitiḥ: state of God-realization
pārtha: Arjun, the son of Pritha
na: never
enām: this
prāpya: having attained
vimuhyati: is deluded
sthitvā: being established
asyām: in this
anta-kāle: at the hour of death
api: even
brahma-nirvāṇam: liberation from Maya
ṛichchhati: attains