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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 8

Akshara Brahma Yoga

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8.1BG-8-1

अर्जुन उवाचarjuna uvāca

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम । अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ॥

kiṃ tadbrahma kimadhyātmaṃ kiṃ karma puruṣottama | adhibhūtaṃ ca kiṃ proktamadhidaivaṃ kimucyate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaArjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is Adhyatma? What is action, O best among men? What is Adhibhuta declared to be? And, what is Adhidaiva said to be?"

Swami GambiranandaArjuna said, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What exists in the individual plane? What is action? What is said to exist in the physical plane? And what is said to exist in the divine plane?

Swami AdidevanandaArjuna said, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What exists in the individual plane? What is action? What is said to exist in the physical plane? And what is said to exist in the divine plane?

Dr. S. SankaranarayanArjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is known as the Lord of the Self (Adhyatma)? What is action? O Best of Persons, what is said to be the Lord of material things (Adhibhuta)? What is called the Lord of divinities (Adhidaiva)?"

Shri Purohit SwamiArjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which people call the Supreme Spirit, what is humanity's spiritual nature, and what is the law? What is matter and what is divinity?

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaअर्जुन ने कहा -हे पुरुषोत्तम ! वह ब्रह्म क्या है अध्यात्म क्या है? तथा कर्म क्या है? और अधिभूत नाम से क्या कहा गया है? तथा अधिदैव नाम से क्या कहा जाता है,

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8.2BG-8-2

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन । प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥

adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusūdana | prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWho and how is Adhiyajna here in this body, O destroyer of Madhu? And how, at the time of death, are You to be known by the self-controlled?

Swami GambiranandaO Madhusudana, how is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body, and who is it? And how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds at the time of death?

Swami AdidevanandaO Madhusudana, how is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body, and who is it? And how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds at the time of death?

Dr. S. SankaranarayanWho is the Lord of Sacrifices, and how? Who is in this body? O slayer of Madhu, how can the self-controlled realize You at the time of their journey (i.e., death)?

Shri Purohit SwamiWho rules the spirit sacrifice in many, and how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee at the time of death?

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaऔर हे मधुसूदन ! यहाँ अधियज्ञ कौन है? और वह इस शरीर में कैसे है? और संयत चित्त वाले पुरुषों द्वारा अन्त समय में आप किस प्रकार जाने जाते हैं,

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8.3BG-8-3

श्री भगवानुवाच । अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते । भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः ॥

śrī bhagavānuvāca | akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo'dhyātmamucyate | bhūtabhāvodbhavakaro visargaḥ karmasaṃjñitaḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThe Blessed Lord said, "Brahman is the Imperishable, the Supreme; its essential nature is called Self-knowledge; the offering (to the gods) that causes the existence and manifestation of beings and sustains them is called action."

Swami GambiranandaThe Blessed Lord said, "The Immutable is the supreme Brahman; selfhood is said to be the entity present in the individual plane. By action is meant the offerings that bring about the origin of existence of things."

Swami AdidevanandaThe Blessed Lord said, "The Immutable is the supreme Brahman; selfhood is said to be the entity present in the individual plane. By action is meant the offerings that bring about the origin of existence of things."

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe Bhagavat said, "The immutable Absolute is the Brahman. Its intrinsic nature is called the Lord of the Self. The emitting activity that causes the birth of both the animate and inanimate is named 'action'."

Shri Purohit SwamiThe Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are sustained by an emanation from the Spirit, which is called the Law.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaश्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- परम अक्षर (अविनाशी) तत्त्व ब्रह्म है; स्वभाव (अपना स्वरूप) अध्यात्म कहा जाता है; भूतों के भावों को उत्पन्न करने वाला विसर्ग (यज्ञ, प्रेरक बल) कर्म नाम से जाना जाता है।।

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8.4BG-8-4

अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम् । अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर ॥

adhibhūtaṃ kṣaro bhāvaḥ puruṣaścādhidaivatam | adhiyajño'hamevātra dehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaAdhibhuta—knowledge of the elements—pertains to My perishable nature, and the Purusha, or the Soul, is the Adhidaiva; I alone am the Adhiyajna here in this body, O best among the embodied.

Swami GambiranandaThat which exists in the physical plane is the mutable entity, and what exists in the divine plane is the Person. O best among the embodied beings, I Myself am the entity that exists in the sacrifice within this body.

Swami AdidevanandaThat which exists in the physical plane is the mutable entity, and what exists in the divine plane is the Person. O best among the embodied beings, I Myself am the entity that exists in the sacrifice within this body.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe changing nature is the lord of the material beings; the Person alone is the lord of the divinities; I am alone the Lord of sacrifices, and I, the best of the embodied souls, dwell in this body.

Shri Purohit SwamiMatter consists of forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of their race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे देहधारियों में श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! नश्वर वस्तु (पंचमहाभूत) अधिभूत और पुरुष अधिदैव है; इस शरीर में मैं ही अधियज्ञ हूँ।।

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8.5BG-8-5

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् । यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥

antakāle ca māmeva smaranmuktvā kalevaram | yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaAnd whoever, leaving their body, goes forth remembering Me alone at the time of death, they will attain My Being; there is no doubt about this.

Swami GambiranandaAnd at the time of death, anyone who departs, giving up the body while thinking of Me alone, attains My state; there is no doubt about this.

Swami AdidevanandaAnd at the time of death, anyone who departs, giving up the body while thinking of Me alone, attains My state; there is no doubt about this.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanWhosoever, at the time of death, remembering Me alone, sets forth, abandoning their body behind, they attain My being. There is no doubt about it.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhosoever, at the time of death, thinks only of Me and, thinking thus, leaves the body and goes forth, will assuredly know Me.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaऔर जो कोई पुरुष अन्तकाल में मुझे ही स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर को त्याग कर जाता है, वह मेरे स्वरूप को प्राप्त होता है, इसमें कुछ भी संशय नहीं।।

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8.6BG-8-6

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम् । तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः ॥

yaṃ yaṃ vāpi smaranbhāvaṃ tyajatyante kalevaram | taṃ tamevaiti kaunteya sadā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhoever at the end leaves the body, thinking of any being, to that being only does he go, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), due to his constant thought of that being.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Kunti, thinking of any entity, whichever it may be, one gives up the body at the end; he attains that very one, having been always engrossed in its thought.

Swami AdidevanandaO son of Kunti, thinking of any entity, whichever it may be, one gives up the body at the end; he attains that very one, having been always engrossed in its thought.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanAnd also remembering whatever being one has been constantly thinking about, a person leaves his body at the end [of his life], O son of Kunti! That being alone he attains.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhatever sphere of being the mind of a man is intent on at the time of death, to that he will go.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे कौन्तेय ! (यह जीव) अन्तकाल में जिस किसी भी भाव को स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर को त्यागता है, वह सदैव उस भाव के चिन्तन के फलस्वरूप उसी भाव को ही प्राप्त होता है।।

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8.7BG-8-7

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च । मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम् ॥

tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu māmanusmara yudhya ca | mayyarpitamanobuddhirmāmevaiṣyasyasaṃśayam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaTherefore, at all times, remember Me only and fight. With your mind and intellect fixed on Me, you will undoubtedly come to Me alone.

Swami GambiranandaTherefore, think of Me at all times and fight; there is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect to Me, you will attain only Me.

Swami AdidevanandaTherefore, think of Me at all times and fight; there is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect to Me, you will attain only Me.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanTherefore, at all times keep Me in your mind and fight; then, having your mind and intellect dedicated to Me, you will undoubtedly attain Me alone.

Shri Purohit SwamiTherefore, always meditate on Me and fight; if your mind and reason are fixed on Me, you will surely come to Me.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaइसलिए, तुम सब काल में मेरा निरन्तर स्मरण करो; और युद्ध करो मुझमें अर्पण किये मन, बुद्धि से युक्त हुए निःसन्देह तुम मुझे ही प्राप्त होओगे।।

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8.8BG-8-8

अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना । परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन् ॥

abhyāsayogayuktena cetasā nānyagāminā | paramaṃ puruṣaṃ divyaṃ yāti pārthānucintayan ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWith the mind not moving towards any other thing, made steadfast through the practice of habitual meditation, and constantly meditating, one goes to the Supreme Person, the Resplendent, O Arjuna.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind engaged in the yoga of practice and not straying away to anything else, one reaches the supreme Person existing in the effulgent region.

Swami AdidevanandaO son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind engaged in the yoga of practice and not straying away to anything else, one reaches the supreme Person existing in the effulgent region.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanHe who is engaged in reflecting on the Supreme Divine Soul with his mind, remaining fixed in the practice of yoga and not focusing on any other object, that person attains the Supreme, O son of Prtha!

Shri Purohit SwamiHe whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे पार्थ ! अभ्यासयोग से युक्त अन्यत्र न जाने वाले चित्त से निरन्तर चिन्तन करता हुआ (साधक) परम दिव्य पुरुष को प्राप्त होता है।।

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8.9BG-8-9

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार । मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः । सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप । मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ॥

kaviṃ purāṇamanuśāsitāra | maṇoraṇīyāṃsamanusmaredyaḥ | sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpa | mādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhosoever meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler of the whole world, minuter than an atom, the supporter of all, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the sun and beyond the darkness of ignorance.

Swami GambiranandaHe who meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler, subtler than the subtle, the Ordainer of everything, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the sun, and beyond darkness—he attains the Supreme Person.

Swami AdidevanandaHe who meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler, subtler than the subtle, the Ordainer of everything, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the sun, and beyond darkness—he attains the Supreme Person.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanHe who meditates continuously on the Ancient Seer, the Ruler, the subtler than the subtle, the supporter of all, the unimaginably formed, the sun-colored, and that which is beyond darkness;

Shri Purohit SwamiWhoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than an atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो पुरुष सर्वज्ञ, प्राचीन (पुराण), सबके नियन्ता, सूक्ष्म से भी सूक्ष्मतर, सब के धाता, अचिन्त्यरूप, सूर्य के समान प्रकाश रूप और (अविद्या) अन्धकार से परे तत्त्व का अनुस्मरण करता है।।

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प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन । भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव । भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक् । स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम् ॥

prayāṇakāle manasā'calena | bhaktyā yukto yogabalena caiva | bhruvormadhye prāṇamāveśya samyak | sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaAt the time of death, with an unwavering mind, endowed with devotion, by the power of Yoga, fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the two eyebrows, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.

Swami GambiranandaAt the time of death, having fully fixed the Prana (vital force) between the eyebrows with an unwavering mind, and being imbued with devotion as well as the strength of concentration, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.

Swami AdidevanandaAt the time of death, having fully fixed the Prana (vital force) between the eyebrows with an unwavering mind, and being imbued with devotion as well as the strength of concentration, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThat person, endowed with a steady mind, devotion, and the power of yoga, reaches the Supreme Divine Soul at the time of departure, by properly fixing the life-breath between their eyebrows.

Shri Purohit SwamiHe who leaves the body with an unmoved mind, filled with devotion, and by the power of his meditation gathers his whole vital energy between his eyebrows, attains the Supreme.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaवह (साधक) अन्तकाल में योगबल से प्राण को भ्रकुटि के मध्य सम्यक् प्रकार स्थापन करके निश्चल मन से भक्ति युक्त होकर उस परम दिव्य पुरुष को प्राप्त होता है।।

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8.11BG-8-11

यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति । विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः । यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति । तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये ॥

yadakṣaraṃ vedavido vadanti | viśanti yadyatayo vītarāgāḥ | yadicchanto brahmacaryaṃ caranti | tatte padaṃ saṃgraheṇa pravakṣye ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThat which is declared to be Imperishable by those who know the Vedas, that which the self-controlled (ascetics or Sannyasins) and passion-free enter, that goal, desiring which celibacy is practised, I will declare to thee in brief.

Swami GambiranandaI will briefly tell you about that immutable Goal which the knowers of the Vedas declare; those who are diligent, free from attachment, and aspire for it, enter into it. People practice celibacy for it.

Swami AdidevanandaI will briefly speak to you of that immutable Goal, which the knowers of the Vedas declare; into which diligent ones, free from attachment, enter, and for which people practice celibacy, aspiring.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThat Unchanging One which the Vedic knowers speak of; which the passion-free ascetics enter into, seeking which they practice celibacy (or spiritual life); that Goal together with the means [to reach it] I shall tell you.

Shri Purohit SwamiNow, I will briefly speak of the imperishable goal, proclaimed by those who are versed in the scriptures, which the mystic attains when free from passion, and for which they are content to undergo the vow of continence.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaवेद के जानने वाले विद्वान जिसे अक्षर कहते हैं; रागरहित यत्नशील पुरुष जिसमें प्रवेश करते हैं; जिसकी इच्छा से (साधक गण) ब्रह्मचर्य का पालन करते हैं - उस पद (लक्ष्य) को मैं तुम्हें संक्षेप में कहूँगा।।

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8.12BG-8-12

सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च । मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम् ॥

sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya mano hṛdi nirudhya ca | mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthito yogadhāraṇām ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaHaving closed all the gates, confined the mind in the heart, and fixed the life-breath in the head, engage in the practice of concentration.

Swami GambiranandaHaving controlled all the senses, confined the mind in the heart, and fixed his own vital force in the head, he should remain firm in yoga.

Swami AdidevanandaHaving controlled all the senses, confined the mind in the heart, and fixed his own vital force in the head, he should remain steadfast in yoga.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanProperly controlling all the gates of the body; restraining the mind firmly in the heat; fixing one's own prana in the head; taking refuge in the firmness of Yoga.

Shri Purohit SwamiClosing the gates of the body, drawing the forces of his mind into the heart, and, by the power of meditation, concentrating his vital energy in the brain;

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaसब (इन्द्रियों के) द्वारों को संयमित कर मन को हृदय में स्थिर करके और प्राण को मस्तक में स्थापित करके योगधारणा में स्थित हुआ।।

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ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन् । यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम् ॥

omityekākṣaraṃ brahma vyāharanmāmanusmaran | yaḥ prayāti tyajandehaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaUttering the one-syllabled Om, the Brahman, and remembering Me, he who departs, leaving the body, attains the Supreme Goal.

Swami GambiranandaHe who departs, leaving the body while uttering the single syllable, "Om," which is Brahman, and thinking of Me, attains the supreme Goal.

Swami AdidevanandaHe who departs, leaving the body while uttering the single syllable, viz. "Om," which is Brahman, and thinking of Me, attains the supreme Goal.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanReciting the single-syllabled Om, the very Brahman; meditating on Me; whoever travels well, casting away their body—surely they attain My State.

Shri Purohit SwamiRepeating Om, the symbol of eternity, and holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Supreme Spirit.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो पुरुष ओऽम् इस एक अक्षर ब्रह्म का उच्चारण करता हुआ और मेरा स्मरण करता हुआ शरीर का त्याग करता है, वह परम गति को प्राप्त होता है।।

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8.14BG-8-14

अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः । तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः ॥

ananyacetāḥ satataṃ yo māṃ smarati nityaśaḥ | tasyāhaṃ sulabhaḥ pārtha nityayuktasya yoginaḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaI am easily attainable by that ever-steadfast yogi who constantly and daily remembers me for a long time, not thinking of anything else with a single-minded or one-pointed focus, O Partha.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Prtha, to that yogi of constant concentration and single-minded attention, who remembers Me uninterruptedly and for a long time, I am easily attained.

Swami AdidevanandaO son of Prtha, to that yogi of constant concentration and single-minded attention, who remembers Me uninterruptedly and for a long time, I am easy to attain.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanAnd whoever constantly bears Me in mind, never attached to any other object—for this yogi, ever devoted, I am easy to attain, O son of Prtha!

Shri Purohit SwamiTo him who constantly thinks of Me and nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, I am ever accessible.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे पार्थ ! जो अनन्यचित्त वाला पुरुष मेरा स्मरण करता है, उस नित्ययुक्त योगी के लिए मैं सुलभ हूँ अर्थात् सहज ही प्राप्त हो जाता हूँ।।

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8.15BG-8-15

मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम् । नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः ॥

māmupetya punarjanma duḥkhālayamaśāśvatam | nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaHaving attained Me, these great souls do not take birth again here—a place of pain and impermanence—but have reached the highest perfection of liberation.

Swami GambiranandaAs a result of reaching Me, the exalted ones who have attained the highest perfection do not get rebirth, which is an abode of sorrows and is impermanent.

Swami AdidevanandaAs a result of reaching Me, the exalted ones who have attained the highest perfection do not get birth, which is an abode of sorrows and is impermanent.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanHaving attained Me, the men of great soul who have achieved the supreme perfection do not get the transient birth, a storehouse of all troubles.

Shri Purohit SwamiComing to Me in this way, these great souls no longer go to the misery and death of earthly life, for they have achieved perfection.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaपरम सिद्धि को प्राप्त हुये महात्माजन मुझे प्राप्त कर अनित्य दुःख के आलयरूप (गृहरूप) पुनर्जन्म को नहीं प्राप्त होते हैं।।

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8.16BG-8-16

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन । मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥

ābrahmabhuvanāllokāḥ punarāvartino'rjuna | māmupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaAll the worlds, including the world of Brahma, are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rebirth.

Swami GambiranandaO Arjuna, all the worlds together with the world of Brahma are subject to return. But, O son of Kunti, there is no return after reaching Me.

Swami AdidevanandaO Arjuna, all the worlds together with the world of Brahma are subject to return. But, O son of Kunti, there is no rebirth after reaching Me.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanTill the Brahman is attained, people return from each and every world, O Arjuna! But there is no return for one who has attained Me, O son of Kunti!

Shri Purohit SwamiThe worlds, along with the entire realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoever comes to Me, for them there is no rebirth.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे अर्जुन ! ब्रह्म लोक तक के सब लोग पुनरावर्ती स्वभाव वाले हैं। परन्तु, हे कौन्तेय ! मुझे प्राप्त होने पर पुनर्जन्म नहीं होता।।

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8.17BG-8-17

सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः । रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः ॥

sahasrayugaparyantamaharyadbrahmaṇo viduḥ | rātriṃ yugasahasrāntāṃ te'horātravido janāḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThose who know the day of Brahma, which lasts a thousand Yugas, and the night, which also lasts a thousand Yugas, know day and night.

Swami GambiranandaThose people who know what day and night are, know the day of Brahma which ends in a thousand yugas, and His night which also ends in a thousand yugas.

Swami AdidevanandaThose people who know what day and night are, know the day of Brahma which ends in a thousand yugas [The four yugas (in the human worlds), viz Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali are made up of 4,320,000 years. This period multiplied by a thousand constitutes one day of Brahma. His night also extends over a similar period. See M.S. and V.S.A.], and His night which also ends in a thousand yugas.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThose who know the day of Brahma as encompassing one thousand yugas (world-ages), and night [also] as encompassing one thousand yugas—those people know the day and night of Brahma.

Shri Purohit SwamiThose who understand the cosmic day and night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो लोग ब्रह्मा जी के एक दिन की अवधि जानते हैं जो कि सहस्र वर्ष की है तथा एक सहस्र वर्ष की अवधि की एक रात्रि को जानते हैं वे दिन और रात्रि को जानने वाले पुरुष हैं।।

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8.18BG-8-18

अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे । रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके ॥

avyaktādvyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyaharāgame | rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyaktasaṃjñake ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaFrom the Unmanifested, all the manifested worlds proceed upon the arrival of the 'day'; upon the arrival of the 'night', they dissolve indeed into that which is known as the Unmanifested.

Swami GambiranandaWith the coming of day, all manifested things emerge from the Unmanifest, and when night comes, they merge into that which is called the Unmanifested.

Swami AdidevanandaWith the coming of day, all manifested things emerge from the Unmanifest, and when night comes, they merge into that which is called the Unmanifested.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanAs the day approaches, all manifestations emerge from the unmanifest, and as the night approaches, they dissolve into the same, which is known as the 'unmanifest.'

Shri Purohit SwamiAt the dawn of that day, all objects in manifestation stream forth from the Unmanifest, and when evening falls, they are dissolved back into it again.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayananda(ब्रह्माजी के) दिन का उदय होने पर अव्यक्त से (यह) व्यक्त (चराचर जगत्) उत्पन्न होता है; और (ब्रह्माजी की) रात्रि के आगमन पर उसी अव्यक्त में लीन हो जाता है।।

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8.19BG-8-19

भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते । रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे ॥

bhūtagrāmaḥ sa evāyaṃ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate | rātryāgame'vaśaḥ pārtha prabhavatyaharāgame ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThis same multitude of beings, being born again and again, helplessly dissolves, O Arjuna, into the Unmanifested at the coming of the night and comes forth at the coming of the day.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Prtha, after being born again and again, that very multitude of beings disappears of its own accord at the approach of night. It comes to life again at the approach of day.

Swami AdidevanandaO son of Prtha, after being born again and again, that very multitude of beings disappears of its own accord at the approach of night. It comes to life again at the approach of day.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanBeing born and reborn, the same multitude of beings is dissolved when night approaches and is born again, willy-nilly, when day approaches, O son of Prtha!

Shri Purohit SwamiThe same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus, it is ordained.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे पार्थ ! वही यह भूतसमुदाय, है जो पुनः पुनः उत्पन्न होकर लीन होता है। अवश हुआ (यह भूतग्राम) रात्रि के आगमन पर लीन तथा दिन के उदय होने पर व्यक्त होता है।।

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8.20BG-8-20

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः । यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति ॥

parastasmāttu bhāvo'nyo'vyakto'vyaktātsanātanaḥ | yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaBut verily, there exists higher than this Unmanifested, another Unmanifested Eternal, which is not destroyed even when all beings are destroyed.

Swami GambiranandaBut distinct from that Unmanifested is the other eternal, unmanifest Reality, who does not get destroyed when all beings are destroyed.

Swami AdidevanandaBut distinct from that Unmanifested is the other eternal, unmanifest Reality, who does not get destroyed when all beings are destroyed.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanBut there exists another Being which is beyond this, and It is both manifest and unmanifest and is eternal. It is this Being that does not perish while all other beings perish.

Shri Purohit SwamiIn truth, therefore, there is the eternal, unmanifest, which is beyond and above the unmanifest spirit of creation, and which is never destroyed when all these beings perish.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaपरन्तु उस अव्यक्त से परे अन्य जो सनातन अव्यक्त भाव है, वह समस्त भूतों के नष्ट होने पर भी नष्ट नहीं होता।।

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8.21BG-8-21

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम् । यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥

avyakto'kṣara ityuktastamāhuḥ paramāṃ gatim | yaṃ prāpya na nivartante taddhāma paramaṃ mama ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhat is known as the Unmanifested and the Imperishable, That is said to be the highest goal. Those who reach It do not return (to this Samsara). That is My supreme abode (place or state).

Swami GambiranandaThey call Him who has been mentioned as the Unmanifested, the Immutable, the supreme Goal. That is the supreme abode of Mine, from which they do not return once they reach it.

Swami AdidevanandaThey call Him who has been mentioned as the Unmanifested, the Immutable, the supreme Goal. That is the supreme abode of Mine, from which they do not return once they reach it.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe scriptures speak of This as Unmanifest and Changeless, and declare This to be the highest Goal. Having attained it, people do not return; this is My highest abode.

Shri Purohit SwamiThe wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once that is reached, there is no returning. That is my blessed home.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो अव्यक्त अक्षर कहा गया है, वही परम गति (लक्ष्य) है। जिसे प्राप्त होकर (साधकगण) पुनः (संसार को) नहीं लौटते, वह मेरा परम धाम है।।

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8.22BG-8-22

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया । यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ॥

puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā | yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yena sarvamidaṃ tatam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThat highest Purusha, O Arjuna, is attainable by unswerving devotion to Him alone, within Whom all beings dwell and by Whom all this is pervaded.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Prtha, that supreme Person—in whom all beings are included and by whom all this is pervaded—is, indeed, reached through one-pointed devotion.

Swami AdidevanandaO son of Prtha, that supreme Person—in whom all beings are included and by whom all this is pervaded—is indeed reached through one-pointed devotion.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanO son of Prtha, the Supreme Soul is attainable through devotion that admits no other things; having attained it, the men of Yoga do not get birth again; within it exist the beings, and everything is well established in it, O Arjuna!

Shri Purohit SwamiO Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. *He is the one who determines the course of worldly events and the destiny of all living beings.*

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे पार्थ ! जिस (परमात्मा) के अन्तर्गत समस्त भूत हैं और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण (जगत्) व्याप्त है, वह परम पुरुष अनन्य भक्ति से ही प्राप्त करने योग्य है।।

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8.23BG-8-23

यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः । प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ ॥

yatra kāle tvanāvṛttimāvṛttiṃ caiva yoginaḥ | prayātā yānti taṃ kālaṃ vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaNow I will tell you, O chief of the Bharatas, the times of departure at which the Yogis will return or not return.

Swami GambiranandaO best of the Bharata dynasty, I shall now speak of that time by which the yogis depart and attain the State of Non-return, and also the State of Return.

Swami AdidevanandaO best of the Bharata dynasty, I shall now speak of that time by which the yogis depart and attain the State of Non-return, and also the State of Return.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanDeparting at what times the Yogis attain the non-return or the return only—those times I shall declare to you, O chief of the Bharatas!

Shri Purohit SwamiNow, I will tell you, O Arjuna, the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे भरतश्रेष्ठ ! जिस काल में (मार्ग में) शरीर त्याग कर गये हुए योगीजन अपुनरावृत्ति को, और (या) पुनरावृत्ति को प्राप्त होते हैं, वह काल (मार्ग) मैं तुम्हें बताऊँगा।।

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8.24BG-8-24

अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम् । तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः ॥

agnirjyotirahaḥ śuklaḥ ṣaṇmāsā uttarāyaṇam | tatra prayātā gacchanti brahma brahmavido janāḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaFire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern path of the sun (the northern solstice) departing, then men who know Brahman go to Brahman.

Swami GambiranandaFire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern solstice—by following this path, persons who are knowers of Brahman attain Brahman when they die.

Swami AdidevanandaFire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern solstice—by following this path, persons who are knowers of Brahman attain Brahman when they die.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe northern course consisting of six months is fire, light, day, and bright. Departing in it, the Brahman-knowing men attain Brahman.

Shri Purohit SwamiIf the sage, knowing the Supreme Spirit, goes forth with fire and light during the day, in the fortnight of the waxing moon, and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो ब्रह्मविद् साधकजन मरणोपरान्त अग्नि, ज्योति, दिन, शुक्लपक्ष और उत्तरायण के छः मास वाले मार्ग से जाते हैं, वे ब्रह्म को प्राप्त होते हैं।।

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8.25BG-8-25

धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम् । तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते ॥

dhūmo rātristathā kṛṣṇaḥ ṣaṇmāsā dakṣiṇāyanam | tatra cāndramasaṃ jyotiryogī prāpya nivartate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaAttaining the lunar light through smoke, night time, the dark fortnight, and the six months of the southern path of the sun (the southern solstice), the yogi returns.

Swami GambiranandaFollowing this Path, the yogi, having reached the lunar light, returns, smoke, night, as also the dark fortnight and the six months of the Southern solstice.

Swami AdidevanandaFollowing this Path, the yogi, having reached the lunar light, returns, smoke, night, as also the dark fortnight and the six months of the Southern solstice.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe southern course of the sun, consisting of six months, is smoke, night, and darkness. Departing in it, the yogi attains the light of the moon and returns.

Shri Purohit SwamiBut if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the winter solstice, then he reaches only lunar light and he will be reborn.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaधूम, रात्रि, कृष्णपक्ष और दक्षिणायन के छः मास वाले मार्ग से चन्द्रमा की ज्योति को प्राप्त कर, योगी (संसार को) लौटता है।।

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8.26BG-8-26

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते । एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः ॥

śuklakṛṣṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śāśvate mate | ekayā yātyanāvṛttimanyayā''vartate punaḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThe bright and dark paths of the world are thought to be eternal; one leads to no return, and the other leads to return.

Swami GambiranandaThese two paths of the world, which are white and black, are indeed considered eternal. Through one, a person goes to the state of non-return; through the other, they return again.

Swami AdidevanandaThese two paths of the world, which are white and black, are indeed considered eternal. Through one, a person goes to the state of non-return; through the other, they return again.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanFor, these two bright and dark paths are considered to be perpetual for the world. One attains non-return by the first of these, and one returns back by the other.

Shri Purohit SwamiThese bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoever takes the former, does not return; he who chooses the latter, returns.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजगत् के ये दो प्रकार के शुक्ल और कृष्ण मार्ग सनातन माने गये हैं । इनमें एक (शुक्ल) के द्वारा (साधक) अपुनरावृत्ति को तथा अन्य (कृष्ण) के द्वारा पुनरावृत्ति को प्राप्त होता है।।

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8.27BG-8-27

नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन । तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन ॥

naite sṛtī pārtha jānanyogī muhyati kaścana | tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaKnowing these paths, O Arjuna, no yogi is deluded; therefore, at all times, be steadfast in yoga.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Prtha, no yogi—one steadfast in meditation—whosoever has known these two courses becomes deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be steadfast in yoga at all times.

Swami AdidevanandaO son of Prtha, no yogi—one steadfast in meditation—whosoever has known these two courses becomes deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be steadfast in yoga at all times.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanO son of Prtha, no Yogin, knowing these two courses, gets deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, practice Yoga connected with all times.

Shri Purohit SwamiO Arjuna! The saint, knowing these paths, is not confused; therefore, meditate perpetually.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे पार्थ इन दो मार्गों को (तत्त्व से) जानने वाला कोई भी योगी मोहित नहीं होता। इसलिए, हे अर्जुन ! तुम सब काल में योगयुक्त बनो।।

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8.28BG-8-28

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव । दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् । अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा । योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ॥

vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva | dāneṣu yatpuṇyaphalaṃ pradiṣṭam | atyeti tatsarvamidaṃ viditvā | yogī paraṃ sthānamupaiti cādyam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhatever fruit of merit is declared (in the scriptures) to accrue from (the study of) the Vedas, (the performance of) sacrifices, (the practice of) austerities, and gifts, beyond all this goes the Yogi, having known this; and he attains to the Supreme, Primeval (first or ancient) Abode.

Swami GambiranandaHaving known this, the yogi transcends all the results of righteous deeds declared in the Vedas, sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and reaches the primordial, supreme state.

Swami AdidevanandaHaving known this, the yogi transcends all the results of righteous deeds declared in the Vedas, sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and reaches the primordial, supreme state.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanHaving understood all this, the Yogin goes beyond whatever fruit of merit is ordained in the scriptures in case of reciting the Vedas, performing sacrifices, observing austerities, and donating gifts; and he goes to the Supreme Primeval Abode.

Shri Purohit SwamiThe sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities, and from charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaयोगी पुरुष यह सब (दोनों मार्गों के तत्त्व को) जानकर वेदाध्ययन, यज्ञ, तप और दान करने में जो पुण्य फल कहा गया है, उस सबका उल्लंघन कर जाता है और आद्य (सनातन), परम स्थान को प्राप्त होता है।।

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