Chapter 8 · Akṣara Brahma Yoga

Shloka 8.25

Lesson 335 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

धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

dhūmo rātris tathā kṛiṣhṇaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā dakṣhiṇāyanamtatra chāndramasaṁ jyotir yogī prāpya nivartate

Sandhi-vicheda

dhūmaḥ+rātriḥ+tathā+kṛiṣhṇaḥ+ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ+dakṣhiṇa-ayanam+tatra+chāndra-masam+jyotiḥ+yogī+prāpya+nivartate

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Meaning of each word

dhūmaḥsource form

smoke

rātriḥsource form

night

tathāsource form

and

kṛiṣhṇaḥsource form

the dark fortnight of the moon

ṣhaṭ-māsāḥsource form

six months

dakṣhiṇa-ayanamsource form

the sun’s southern course

tatrasource form

there

chāndra-masamsource form

lunar

jyotiḥsource form

light

yogīsource form

a yogi

prāpyasource form

attain

nivartatesource form

comes back

Translation

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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

।।8.25।। --,धूमो रात्रिः धूमाभिमानिनी रात्र्यभिमानिनी च देवता। तथा कृष्णः कृष्णपक्षदेवता। षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम् इति च पूर्ववत् देवतैव। तत्र चन्द्रमसि भवं चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिः फलम् इष्टादिकारी योगी कर्मी प्राप्य भुक्त्वा तत्क्षयात् इह पुनः निवर्तते।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 8.25

Course position335 / 701

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