Krishna specifies the exact result of mastering this upcoming knowledge. By taking shelter of (upāśritya) and becoming fixed in this wisdom, a soul attains a nature qualitatively identical to the Supreme Lord's (mama sādharmyam āgatāḥ). Once this state is reached, the soul becomes immune to cosmic cycles: they are not forced to take birth when the universe is created (sarge 'pi nopajāyante), nor are they destroyed or disturbed when the universe is annihilated (pralaye na vyathanti).