8.20 परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः। यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति
paras
Word meanings
paraḥ—transcendental;tasmāt—than that;tu—but;bhāvaḥ—creation;anyaḥ—another;avyaktaḥ—unmanifest;avyaktāt—to the unmanifest;sanātanaḥ—eternal;yaḥ—who;saḥ—that;sarveṣhu—all;bhūteṣhu—in beings;naśhyatsu—cease to exist;na—never;vinaśhyati—is annihilated
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But there exists another Being which is beyond this, and It is both manifest and unmanifest and is eternal. It is this Being that does not perish while all other beings perish.
In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish.
There is, however, another non-manifest being than this non-manifest entity, which is eternal; this is not destroyed when all entities are destroyed.
But distinct from that Unmanifested is the other eternal unmanifest Reality, who does not get destroyed when all beings get destroyed.
But verily there exists, higher than the unmanifested, another unmanifested Eternal who is not destroyed when all beings are destroyed.
8.22 पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया। यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्
puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyas
Word meanings
puruṣhaḥ—the Supreme Divine Personality;saḥ—he;paraḥ—greatest;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;bhaktyā—through devotion;labhyaḥ—is attainable;tu—indeed;ananyayā—without another;yasya—of whom;antaḥ-sthāni—situated within;bhūtāni—beings;yena—by whom;sarvam—all;idam—this;tatam—is pervaded
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Prtha, the Supreme Soul is attainable through devotion that admits no other things; having attained it, the men of Yoga do not get birth again; within it exist the beings, and everything is well established in it, O Arjuna!
O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the material because it is not presented as metaphor and clearly implies that worldly phenomena are spiritually determining. Maybe it was added by an individual or individuals who were less cognizant than the originating author. Or maybe was 'craftily' inserted to function as a sort of litmus test - those who get"taken in' by it may be recognized as not having "spiritual discernment'.]
But the Supreme Person in whom all beings abide and by whom all this is pervaded is to be attained by undivided devotion, O Arjuna.
O son of Prtha, that supreme Person-in whom are included (all) the beings and by whom all this is pervaded-is, indeed, reached through one-pointed devotion.
That highest Purusha, O Arjuna, is attainable by unswerving devotion to Him alone within whom all beings dwell and by whom all this is pervaded.
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अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
Chapter 8: The Nature of Brahman
akṣarabrahmayoga
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8.21 अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्। यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम
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Word meanings
avyaktaḥ—unmanifest;akṣharaḥ—imperishable;iti—thus;uktaḥ—is said;tam—that;āhuḥ—is called;paramām—the supreme;gatim—destination;yam—which;prāpya—having reached;na—never;nivartante—come back;tat—that;dhāma—Abode;paramam—the supreme;mama—My
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The scriptures speak of This as Unmanifest and Changeless, and declare This to be the highest Goal. Having attained it, people do not return; this is My highest abode.
The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home.
This has been called unmanifest (Avyakta) and imperishable (Aksara). This, they say, is the highest goal. This is My highest abode, reaching which the selves do not return to Samsara.
He who has been mentioned as the Unmanifested, the Immutable, they call Him the supreme Goal. That is the supreme abode of Mine, reaching which they do not return.
What is called the Unmanifested and the Imperishable, That they say is the highest goal (path). They who reach It do not return (to this cycle of births and deaths). That is My highest abode (place or state).
