B.G 8.16
आब्रह्मभवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन। मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥१६॥
O Arjuna, all worlds up to the abode of Brahmā are subject to return (rebirth). But, O son of Kunti, having attained me, there is no rebirth.
Gīta Bhāshya 8.16
Those beings who have reached higher worlds may not have to take birth again on earth. But the final state without re-birth is attained only after reaching the lord Vāsudeva.
महामेरुस्थब्रह्मसदनम् आरभ्य न पुनरावृत्तिः। तच्चोक्तं नारायणगोपालकल्पे -
Starting from the abode of Brahmā, which is situated on the great Mount Meru, there is no return (rebirth). This has been stated in the Nārāyaṇa-Gopāla Kalpa:
"आमेरुब्रह्मसदनादाजनान्न जनिर्भुवि। तथाऽप्यभावः सर्वत्र प्राप्यैव वसुदेवजम्॥"
"Those who are born in the worlds beyond, starting from Mahāmeru to the abode of Brahmā, do not take birth again on earth. Even so, true cessation (of rebirth) everywhere is attained only by reaching the son of Vasudeva (Krishna)."
इति ॥१६॥
- stated thus.
Gīta Tātparya 8.16
As a rule there is no rebirth only for the liberated.
"नियमात् जन्मनोऽभावो मुक्तस्यैव तथापि तु। महर्लोकमतीतानां न जन्मांशलयौ विना। तत्राप्यवश्यं तत् स्थानं तैः क्षिप्रं पुनराप्यते॥"
"As a rule there is no rebirth only for the liberated. However, even those who have transcended Maharloka do not escape birth without undergoing final dissolution. But, they certainly attain that place quickly in the course of time."
इति पाद्मे ॥१६॥
- stated thus in the Padma Purāṇa
