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puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyas tv ananyayā yasyāntaḥ-sthāni bhūtāni yena sarvam idaḿ tatam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.22 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than all, is attainable by unalloyed...

yatra kāle tv anāvṛttim āvṛttiḿ caiva yoginaḥ prayātā yānti taḿ kālaḿ vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.23 O best of the Bharatas, I shall now explain to you the different times at which, passing away...

agnir jyotir ahaḥ śuklaḥ ṣaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇam tatra prayātā gacchanti brahma brahma-vido janāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.24 Those who know the Supreme Brahman attain that Supreme by passing away from the world during...

dhūmo rātris tathā kṛṣṇaḥ ṣaṇ-māsā dakṣiṇāyanam tatra cāndramasaḿ jyotir yogī prāpya nivartate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.25 The mystic who passes away from this world during the smoke, the night, the fortnight of...

śukla-kṛṣṇe gatī hy ete jagataḥ śāśvate mate ekayā yāty anāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.26 According to Vedic opinion, there are two ways of passing from this world – one in light and one in...

naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yoga-yukto bhavārjuna Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.27 Although the devotees know these two paths, O Arjuna, they are never bewildered. Therefore be always...

vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaḿ pradiṣṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaḿ viditvā yogī paraḿ sthānam upaiti cādyam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.28 A person who accepts the path of devotional service is...

śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaḿ tu te guhya-tamaḿ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaḿ vijñāna-sahitaḿ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.1 The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are...

rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaḿ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaḿ dharmyaḿ su-sukhaḿ kartum avyayam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.2 This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest...

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya paran-tapa aprāpya māḿ nivartante mṛtyu-saḿsāra-vartmani Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.3 Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies....