Kṛṣṇa describes the state of the souls who reach Him. These ‘mahātmānaḥ’, or great souls, have attained the ultimate perfection. Having reached the Lord, they never return to this temporary world, which He calls ‘duḥkhālayam’—a house of miseries. This is a powerful reality check. Kṛṣṇa defines the material world as fundamentally miserable and temporary (‘aśāśvatam’). Even the best material life is shadowed by disease, aging, and death. Trying to find permanent happiness here is like trying to stay dry in the middle of the ocean. It is simply not the nature of the place. By reaching Kṛṣṇa, the soul exits this ‘house of pain’ forever. This is not a negative escape, but a positive promotion to our original, blissful environment. Arjuna is encouraged to see the war and his earthly kingdom as small compared to the ‘paramāṁ saṁsiddhim’, the supreme perfection of never having to suffer material birth again.