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hierarchy: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is
hierarchy: Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight
Attaining the Supreme TEXT 1: Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? …
Bg. 8.1
arjunaḥ uvāca — Arjuna said; kim — what; tat — that; brahma — Brahman; kim — what; adhyātmam — the …
Bg. 8.2
adhiyajñaḥ — the Lord of sacrifice; katham — how; kaḥ — who; atra — here; dehe — in the body; …
Bg. 8.3
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; akṣaram — indestructible; brahma — Brahman; paramam — transcendental; svabhāvaḥ — …
Bg. 8.4
adhibhūtam — the physical manifestation; kṣaraḥ — constantly changing; bhāvaḥ — nature; puruṣaḥ — the universal form, including all the …
Bg. 8.5
anta-kāle — at the end of life; ca — also; mām — Me; eva — certainly; smaran — remembering; muktvā …
Bg. 8.6
yam yam — whatever; vā api — at all; smaran — remembering; bhāvam — nature; tyajati — gives up; ante …
Bg. 8.7
tasmāt — therefore; sarveṣu — at all; kāleṣu — times; mām — Me; anusmara — go on remembering; yudhya — …
Bg. 8.8
abhyāsa-yoga — in the practice of meditation; yuktena — being engaged; cetasā — by the mind and intelligence; na anya-gāminā …
Bg. 8.9
kavim — the one who knows everything; purāṇam — the oldest; anuśāsitāram — the controller; aṇoḥ — than the atom; …
Bg. 8.10
prayāṇa-kāle — at the time of death; manasā — by the mind; acalena — without its being deviated; bhaktyā — …
Bg. 8.11
yat — that which; akṣaram — syllable oṁ; veda-vidaḥ — persons conversant with the Vedas; vadanti — say; viśanti — …