8. Path of the Eternal God

Akṣhar Brahma Yog

BG 8.11

I will now speak of the imperishable goal, sought after by knowers of the Vedas. People aspire toward this goal through celibacy and austerity - great sages attain this goal when they are free from attachment.

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



  • yad — which

  • akṣharaṁ — Imperishable

  • veda-vido — scholars of the Vedas

    • veda

    • vido

  • vadanti — describe

  • viśhanti — enter

  • yad — which

  • yatayo — great ascetics

  • vīta-rāgāḥ — free from attachment

    • vīta

    • rāgāḥ

  • yad — which

  • ichchhanto — desiring

  • brahmacharyaṁ — celibacy

  • charanti — practice

  • tat — that

  • te — to you

  • padaṁ — goal

  • saṅgraheṇa — briefly

  • pravakṣhye — I shall explain

...8.10

I will now speak of the imperishable goal, sought after by knowers of the Vedas. People aspire toward this goal through celibacy and austerity - great sages attain this goal when they are free from attachment.

[11]

Restrain the senses, confine the mind to look inward, and established concentration on one's own breath.

[12]

Chanting the sacred syllable "Om" and remembering me while departing the body is how one attains this supreme goal.

[13]

One who can remember me without deviation of the mind finds me to be easily accessible.

[14]

Coming to me in this way, these great souls are no longer trapped in the cycle of misery and rebirth, for they have achieved perfection.

[15]

All the worlds, including the abode of Brahma, are subject to this cycle of return. But for whoever comes to me, there is no rebirth.

[16]

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Chapter 8, Verse 11