This final verse of the second chapter serves as the capstone to Krishna’s exposition on the nature of the Self and the path of the Sthita-prajna (one of steady wisdom). By terming this state 'Brahmī sthiti' (the state of Brahman), Krishna underscores that spiritual liberation is not a distant reward to be earned after death, but a qualitative transformation of consciousness that can be attained here and now. Once the soul rests in its true nature, the dualistic pull of Maya—the hypnotic illusion of name and form—loses its potency. To be established in this state is to transcend the cycle of bewilderment that defines ordinary human existence; the seeker ceases to identify with the ego-self, thereby neutralizing the root cause of suffering. The mention of 'anta-kāle' (the hour of death) is a profound reassurance: the intensity of spiritual practice is not rendered futile by the limitations of time. Even if one attains this realization at the very threshold of bodily departure, the continuity of the Soul ensures immediate merging into the Infinite (Brahma-nirvāṇam). It is a promise that Truth is never absent, and union with the Divine is the eternal, underlying reality waiting only for the recognition of the seeker.

Spiritual realization is not a future destination but the discovery of one's eternal, unconditioned nature, which remains ever-present regardless of the circumstances of one's departure from the body.