Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 8

zrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - aSTamo'dhyAyaH

zloka 1

OM zrI paramAtmane namaH

atha aSTamo'dhyAyaH |

akSaraparabrahmayogaH

arjuna uvAca

kiM tadbrahma kimadhyAtmaM kiM karma puruSottama |

adhibhUtaM ca kiM proktamadhidaivaM kimucyate || 1 ||

adhiyajJaH kathaM ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusUdana |

prayANakAle ca kathaM jJeyo'si niyatAtmabhiH || 2 ||

zrIbhagavAnuvAca

akSaraM brahma paramaM svabhAvo'dhyAtmamucyate |

bhUtabhAvodbhavakaro visargaH karmasaJjJitaH || 3 ||

adhibhUtaM kSaro bhAvaH puruSazcAdhidaivatam |

adhiyajJo'hamevAtra dehe dehabhRtAM vara || 4 ||

antakAle ca mAmeva smaranmuktvA kalevaram |

yaH prayAti sa madbhAvaM yAti nAstyatra saMzayaH || 5 ||

yaM yaM vApi smaranbhAvaM tyajatyante kalevaram |

taM tamevaiti kaunteya sadA tadbhAvabhAvitaH || 6 ||

tasmAtsarveSu kAleSu mAmanusmara yudhya ca |

mayyarpitamanobuddhirmAmevaiSyasyasaMzayam || 7 ||

abhyAsayogayuktena cetasA nAnyagAminA |

paramaM puruSaM divyaM yAti pArthAnucintayan || 8 ||

kaviM purANamanuzAsitAramaNoraNIyaMsamanusmaredyaH|

sarvasya dhAtAramacintyarUpamAdityavarNaM tamasaH parastAt || 9 ||

prayANakAle manasAcalena bhaktyA yukto yogabalena caiva|

bhruvormadhye prANamAvezya samyaksa taM paraM puruSamupaiti divyam || 10 ||

yadakSaraM vedavido vadanti vizanti yadyatayo vItarAgAH|

yadicchanto brahmacaryaM caranti tatte padaM saGgraheNa pravakSye || 11 ||

sarvadvArANi saMyamya mano hRdi nirudhya ca |

mUrdhnyAdhAyAtmanaH prANamAsthito yogadhAraNAm || 12 ||

omityekAkSaraM brahma vyAharanmAmanusmaran |

yaH prayAti tyajandehaM sa yAti paramAM gatim || 13 ||

ananyacetAH satataM yo mAM smarati nityazaH |

tasyAhaM sulabhaH pArtha nityayuktasya yoginaH || 14 ||

mAmupetya punarjanma duHkhAlayamazAzvatam |

nApnuvanti mahAtmAnaH saMsiddhiM paramAM gatAH || 15 ||

AbrahmabhuvanAllokAH punarAvartino'rjuna |

mAmupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate || 16 ||

sahasrayugaparyantamaharyadbrahmaNo viduH |

rAtriM yugasahasrAntAM te'horAtravido janAH || 17 ||

avyaktAdvyaktayaH sarvAH prabhavantyaharAgame |

rAtryAgame pralIyante tatraivAvyaktasaJjJake || 18 ||

bhUtagrAmaH sa evAyaM bhUtvA bhUtvA pralIyate |

rAtryAgame'vazaH pArtha prabhavatyaharAgame || 19 ||

parastasmAttu bhAvo'nyo'vyakto'vyaktAtsanAtanaH |

yaH sa sarveSu bhUteSu nazyatsu na vinazyati || 20 ||

avyakto'kSara ityuktastamAhuH paramAM gatim |

yaM prApya na nivartante taddhAma paramaM mama || 21 ||

puruSaH sa paraH pArtha bhaktyA labhyastvananyayA |

yasyAntaHsthAni bhUtAni yena sarvamidaM tatam || 22 ||

yatra kAle tvanAvRttimAvRttiM caiva yoginaH |

prayAtA yAnti taM kAlaM vakSyAmi bharatarSabha || 23 ||

agnirjotirahaH zuklaH SaNmAsA uttarAyaNam |

tatra prayAtA gacchanti brahma brahmavido janAH || 24 ||

dhUmo rAtristathA kRSNaH SaNmAsA dakSiNAyanam |

tatra cAndramasaM jyotiryogI prApya nivartate || 25 ||

zuklakRSNe gatI hyete jagataH zAzvate mate |

ekayA yAtyanAvRttimanyayAvartate punaH || 26 ||

naite sRtI pArtha jAnanyogI muhyati kazcana |

tasmAtsarveSu kAleSu yogayukto bhavArjuna || 27 ||

vedeSu yajJeSu tapaHsu caiva dAneSu yatpuNyaphalaM pradiSTam|

atyeti tatsarvamidaM viditvAyogI paraM sthAnamupaiti cAdyam || 28 ||

OM tatsaditi zrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniSatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogazAstre

zrIkRSNArjunasaMvAde akSarabrahmayogo nAmASTamo'dhyAyaH ||8 ||