What does it feel like to arrive at the Brahman-state? Krishna paints a clear picture. The person is serene. Grief does not touch them. Craving does not pull them. They look at all beings — humans, animals, the kind and the cruel — with the same steady gaze. And in that state, something unexpected happens: supreme devotion to Krishna arises on its own.
This is one of the Gita's most important revelations. Knowledge and devotion are not rival paths. They converge. When understanding reaches its deepest point, the heart naturally turns toward the Divine. A river does not decide to reach the ocean — it simply arrives there by following its own course.
The word 'prasannatma' is worth sitting with. It does not mean happiness in the everyday sense. It means a settled, clear, untroubled state — like a lake with no wind on its surface.