Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 8

shrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - aShTamo.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

OM shrI paramAtmane namaH

atha aShTamo.adhyAyaH |

akSharaparabrahmayogaH

arjuna uvAcha

kiM tadbrahma kimadhyAtmaM kiM karma puruShottama |

adhibhUtaM cha kiM proktamadhidaivaM kimuchyate || 1 ||

adhiyaj~naH kathaM ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusUdana |

prayANakAle cha kathaM j~neyo.asi niyatAtmabhiH || 2 ||

shrIbhagavAnuvAcha

akSharaM brahma paramaM svabhAvo.adhyAtmamuchyate |

bhUtabhAvodbhavakaro visargaH karmasanjnitaH || 3 ||

adhibhUtaM kSharo bhAvaH puruShashchAdhidaivatam |

adhiyaj~no.ahamevAtra dehe dehabhRRitAM vara || 4 ||

antakAle cha mAmeva smaranmuktvA kalevaram |

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

yaM yaM vApi smaranbhAvaM tyajatyante kalevaram |

taM tamevaiti kaunteya sadA tadbhAvabhAvitaH || 6 ||

tasmAtsarveShu kAleShu mAmanusmara yudhya cha |

mayyarpitamanobuddhirmAmevaiShyasyasaMshayam || 7 ||

abhyAsayogayuktena chetasA nAnyagAminA |

paramaM puruShaM divyaM yAti pArthAnuchintayan || 8 ||

kaviM purANamanushAsitAramaNoraNIyaMsamanusmaredyaH|

sarvasya dhAtAramachintyarUpamAdityavarNaM tamasaH parastAt || 9 ||

prayANakAle manasAchalena bhaktyA yukto yogabalena chaiva|

bhruvormadhye prANamAveshya samyaksa taM paraM puruShamupaiti divyam || 10 ||

yadakSharaM vedavido vadanti vishanti yadyatayo vItarAgAH|

yadichChanto brahmacharyaM charanti tatte padaM sa~NgraheNa pravakShye || 11 ||

sarvadvArANi saMyamya mano hRRidi nirudhya cha |

mUrdhnyAdhAyAtmanaH prANamAsthito yogadhAraNAm || 12 ||

omityekAkSharaM brahma vyAharanmAmanusmaran |

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

ananyachetAH satataM yo mAM smarati nityashaH |

tasyAhaM sulabhaH pArtha nityayuktasya yoginaH || 14 ||

mAmupetya punarjanma duHkhAlayamashAshvatam |

nApnuvanti mahAtmAnaH saMsiddhiM paramAM gatAH || 15 ||

AbrahmabhuvanAllokAH punarAvartino.arjuna |

mAmupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate || 16 ||

sahasrayugaparyantamaharyadbrahmaNo viduH |

rAtriM yugasahasrAntAM te.ahorAtravido janAH || 17 ||

avyaktAdvyaktayaH sarvAH prabhavantyaharAgame |

rAtryAgame pralIyante tatraivAvyaktasanjnake || 18 ||

bhUtagrAmaH sa evAyaM bhUtvA bhUtvA pralIyate |

rAtryAgame.avashaH pArtha prabhavatyaharAgame || 19 ||

parastasmAttu bhAvo.anyo.avyakto.avyaktAtsanAtanaH |

yaH sa sarveShu bhUteShu nashyatsu na vinashyati || 20 ||

avyakto.akShara ityuktastamAhuH paramAM gatim |

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

puruShaH sa paraH pArtha bhaktyA labhyastvananyayA |

yasyAntaHsthAni bhUtAni yena sarvamidaM tatam || 22 ||

yatra kAle tvanAvRRittimAvRRittiM chaiva yoginaH |

prayAtA yAnti taM kAlaM vakShyAmi bharatarShabha || 23 ||

agnirjotirahaH shuklaH ShaNmAsA uttarAyaNam |

tatra prayAtA gachChanti brahma brahmavido janAH || 24 ||

dhUmo rAtristathA kRRiShNaH ShaNmAsA dakShiNAyanam |

tatra chAndramasaM jyotiryogI prApya nivartate || 25 ||

shuklakRRiShNe gatI hyete jagataH shAshvate mate |

ekayA yAtyanAvRRittimanyayAvartate punaH || 26 ||

naite sRRitI pArtha jAnanyogI muhyati kashchana |

tasmAtsarveShu kAleShu yogayukto bhavArjuna || 27 ||

vedeShu yaj~neShu tapaHsu chaiva dAneShu yatpuNyaphalaM pradiShTam|

atyeti tatsarvamidaM viditvAyogI paraM sthAnamupaiti chAdyam || 28 ||

OM tatsaditi shrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniShatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogashAstre

shrIkRRiShNArjunasaMvAde akSharabrahmayogo nAmAShTamo.adhyAyaH ||8 ||