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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 8 · Akṣara Brahma Yoga

Shloka 8.10

Lesson 320 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

The imperishable, remembrance and life’s final orientation. How does sustained remembrance shape the direction of a life?

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Shloka · Devanagari

प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेनभक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव।भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

prayāṇa-kāle manasāchalenabhaktyā yukto yoga-balena chaivabhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśhya samyaksa taṁ paraṁ puruṣham upaiti divyam

Sandhi-vicheda

prayāṇa-kāle+manasā+achalena+bhaktyā+yuktaḥ+yoga-balena+cha+eva+bhruvoḥ+madhye+prāṇam+āveśhya+samyak+saḥ+tam+param puruṣham+upaiti+divyam

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Meaning of each word

prayāṇa-kālesource form

at the time of death

manasāsource form

mind

achalenasource form

steadily

bhaktyāsource form

remembering with great devotion

yuktaḥsource form

united

yoga-balenasource form

through the power of yog

chasource form

and

evasource form

certainly

bhruvoḥsource form

the two eyebrows

madhyesource form

between

prāṇamsource form

life airs

āveśhyasource form

fixing

samyaksource form

completely

saḥsource form

tamsource form

him

param puruṣhamsource form

the Supreme Divine Lord

upaitisource form

attains

divyamsource form

divine

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।8.10।। --,प्रयाणकाले मरणकाले मनसा अचलेन चलनवर्जितेन भक्त्या युक्तः भजनं भक्तिः तया युक्तः योगबलेन चैव योगस्य बलं योगबलं समाधिजसंस्कारप्रचयजनितचित्तस्थैर्यलक्षणं योगबलं तेन च युक्तः इत्यर्थः पूर्वं हृदयपुण्डरीके वशीकृत्य चित्तं ततः ऊर्ध्वगामिन्या नाड्या भूमिजयक्रमेण भ्रुवोः मध्ये प्राणम् आवेश्य स्थापयित्वा सम्यक् अप्रमत्तः सन् सः एवं विद्वान् योगी,कविं पुराणम् इत्यादिलक्षणं तं परं परतरं पुरुषम् उपैति प्रतिपद्यते दिव्यं द्योतनात्मकम्।।पुनरपि वक्ष्यमाणेन उपायेन प्रतिपित्सितस्य ब्रह्मणो वेदविद्वदनादिविशेषणविशेष्यस्य अभिधानं करोति भगवान् --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 8.10

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