Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 8 - Grantha

The Bhagavad Gita unfolds on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the fate of two great families, the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and the 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃, hangs in the balance. In the heart of this epic, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 pause amid the chaos, their conversation rising above the clash of weapons.

In the previous chapter, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 revealed the path of 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌯𑍋𑌗-the 𑌯𑍋𑌗 of knowledge. He described the nature of the self, the importance of seeing the divine in all beings, and the value of selfless action. 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 listened intently, but his mind was still restless. The battlefield around him was a constant reminder of mortality and the unknown.

Looking ahead, Chapter 9 will open the doors to the most secret and sacred wisdom. 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 will share the essence of 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌯𑍋𑌗-the path of loving devotion. But before that, in Chapter 8, he lays the foundation by answering the timeless questions about what endures, what passes away, and how to find peace in the midst of uncertainty.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the eighth chapter, titled 'The Yoga of the Imperishable Supreme Reality.'

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 ।
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna asked: O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the individual self? What is action? What is considered the material aspect, and what is called the divine aspect?

𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌚 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Krishna, who is the presiding force of sacrifice within this body, and how does it operate? At the moment of death, how can those with disciplined minds come to know you?

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌕𑌰𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: The imperishable is the supreme Brahman. The essential nature that dwells within each being is called the individual self. The act that leads to the creation and emergence of living beings is known as action.

𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The realm of material existence is called the perishable, while the cosmic person is the presiding divinity. O best among those with bodies, I alone am the Lord of sacrifice present here within this body.

𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌲𑍇𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever, at the moment of death, leaves the body while thinking only of Me, truly reaches My state. There is no uncertainty about this.

𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍇𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, whatever state of being a person remembers at the moment of leaving the body, that alone he attains, having been consistently shaped by that thought throughout life.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌮𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, always keep your mind on Me and perform your duty of fighting. With your mind and intellect dedicated to Me, you will certainly come to Me, without any doubt.

𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯𑌨𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, whoever meditates on the Supreme Divine Person with a mind disciplined by steady practice, not distracted by anything else, reaches that highest state.

𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌣𑍋𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever meditates on the all-knowing, eternal ruler, subtler than the subtlest, the supporter of everything, whose form cannot be conceived, who shines like the sun and is beyond all darkness, attains the Supreme.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌽𑌚𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌵 ।
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍 𑌸 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
At the moment of death, one who, with unwavering mind and devotion, harnesses the power of yoga to fix the life-breath between the eyebrows, fully focused, attains that supreme, divine Person.

𑌯𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋 𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I will now explain to you, in summary, that imperishable goal which is described by those who know the Vedas, which is attained by disciplined seekers free from attachment, and for which people practice self-control and celibacy.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Having restrained all the body's gateways, confining the mind within the heart, and establishing the vital breath at the crown of the head, one remains steady in the practice of yoga.

𑌓𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌸 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever, at the time of leaving the body, utters the single syllable Om, which stands for the Absolute, and keeps Me in mind, that person reaches the highest state.

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, for the yogi who is always united with Me, whose mind is undistracted and who remembers Me constantly, I am easy to attain.

𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those noble souls who have reached Me do not return to the cycle of rebirth, which is a temporary and sorrowful existence. Having attained the highest perfection, they are freed from this impermanent world of suffering.

𑌆𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, all worlds, even up to the highest realm of Brahma, are places where beings must return again and again. But once someone reaches Me, O son of Kunti, there is no more rebirth for them.

𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌹𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who understand the true nature of day and night know that a single day of Brahma, the Creator, lasts for a thousand ages, and his night is of the same length. These people are aware of the vast cosmic cycles that define time at the highest level.

𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍇 ।
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌕𑍇 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
At the arrival of the cosmic day, all manifested beings emerge from the unmanifest source. When the cosmic night falls, they dissolve back into that same unmanifest reality.

𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌸 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌵𑌶𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍇 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the same multitude of beings is born again and again, only to dissolve helplessly at the arrival of night. When day returns, they emerge once more, following this endless cycle without any control of their own.

𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Yet beyond that unmanifest is another unmanifested, eternal reality. Even when all living beings are destroyed, this higher existence does not perish.

𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌮 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That which is called the Unmanifest and the Imperishable is described as the highest goal. Those who reach this supreme state do not return to the cycle of birth and death. This is my ultimate abode.

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌸 𑌪𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, that Supreme Person, in whom all beings reside and by whom this entire universe is pervaded, can truly be reached only through unwavering, one-pointed devotion.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, best among the Bharatas, I will now explain the times by departing at which yogis either do not return to this world or do return.

𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌃 𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who know Brahman and depart from this world during the time of fire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, and the six months when the sun moves northward, follow this path and reach Brahman.

𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌃 𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A yogi who departs during smoke, night, the dark fortnight, or the six months when the sun moves south, reaches the lunar realm and, after enjoying its rewards, returns to earthly life.

𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌏𑌕𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
These two paths, the bright and the dark, are recognized as eternal courses in the world. By following the bright path, one does not return, while by the dark path, one returns again.

𑌨𑍈𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍃𑌤𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, no yogi who understands these two paths is ever confused. Therefore, always remain dedicated to yoga at all times.

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The yogi who truly understands this teaching rises above all the rewards promised for studying the Vedas, performing sacrifices, practicing austerities, and giving charity. Instead, he attains the supreme, original state that is beyond these worldly merits.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥𑍮

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
OM. Thus ends the eighth chapter, called 'The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman,' in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, which is the scripture of knowledge of Brahman and the discipline of yoga, presented as a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.

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