Chapter 8 · Akṣara Brahma Yoga

Shloka 8.4

Lesson 314 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

अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatamadhiyajño ’ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛitāṁ vara

Sandhi-vicheda

adhibhūtam+kṣharaḥ+bhāvaḥ+puruṣhaḥ+cha+adhidaivatam+adhiyajñaḥ+aham+eva+atra+dehe+deha-bhṛitām+vara

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Meaning of each word

adhibhūtamsource form

the ever changing physical manifestation

kṣharaḥsource form

perishable

bhāvaḥsource form

nature

puruṣhaḥsource form

the cosmic personality of God, encompassing the material creation

chasource form

and

adhidaivatamsource form

the Lord of the celestial gods

adhiyajñaḥsource form

the Lord of all sacrifices

ahamsource form

evasource form

certainly

atrasource form

here

dehesource form

in the body

deha-bhṛitāmsource form

of the embodied

varasource form

O best

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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

।।8.4।। --,अधिभूतं प्राणिजातम् अधिकृत्य भवतीति। कोऽसौ क्षरः क्षरतीति क्षरः विनाशी भावः यत्किञ्चित् जनिमत् वस्तु इत्यर्थः। पुरुषः पूर्णम् अनेन सर्वमिति पुरि शयनात् वा पुरुषः आदित्यान्तर्गतो हिण्यगर्भः सर्वप्राणिकरणानाम् अनुग्राहकः सः अधिदैवतम्। अधियज्ञः सर्वयज्ञाभिमानिनी विष्ण्वाख्या देवता यज्ञो वै विष्णुः इति श्रुतेः। स हि विष्णुः अहमेव अत्र अस्मिन् देहे यो यज्ञः तस्य अहम् अधियज्ञः यज्ञो हि देहनिर्वर्त्यत्वेन देहसमवायी इति देहाधिकरणो भवति देहभृतां वर।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 8.4

Course position314 / 701

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