8.26 शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते। एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः
śukla
Word meanings
śhukla—bright;kṛiṣhṇe—dark;gatī—paths;hi—certainly;ete—these;jagataḥ—of the material world;śhāśhvate—eternal;mate—opinion;ekayā—by one;yāti—goes;anāvṛittim—to non return;anyayā—by the other;āvartate—comes back;punaḥ—again
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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For, these two bright and dark paths are considered to be perpetual for the world. One attains non-return by the first of these, and one returns back by the other.
These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*
These two paths, the bright and the dark, are said to be eternal. By the former one, a man goes to the plane of no-return, by the other, he returns again.
These two courses of the world, which are white and black, are verily considered eternal. By the one a man goes to the State of Non-return; by the other he returns again.
The bright and the dark paths of the world are verily thought to be eternal; by the one (the bright path) a person goes not to return again, and by the other (the dark path) he returns.
8.28 वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्। अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu ca
Word meanings
vedeṣhu—in the study of the Vedas;yajñeṣhu—in performance of sacrifices;tapaḥsu—in austerities;cha—and;eva—certainly;dāneṣhu—in giving charities;yat—which;puṇya-phalam—fruit of merit;pradiṣhṭam—is gained;atyeti—surpasses;tat sarvam—all;idam—this;viditvā—having known;yogī—a yogi;param—Supreme;sthānam—Abode;upaiti—achieves;cha—and;ādyam—original
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Having understood all this, the Yogin goes beyond whatever fruit of merit is ordained in the scriptures in case of reciting the Vedas, performing sacrifices, observing austerities, and donating gifts; and he goes to the Supreme Primeval Abode.
The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."
Whatever fruit of merit is prescribed for the study of the Vedas, for the performance of sacrifices, for the practice of austerities and gifts, all this does the Yogin transcend. Knowing this teaching of Mine, he reaches the supreme, primal abode.
Having known this, the yogi transcends all those results of righteous deeds that are declared with regard to the Vedas, sacrifices, austerities and also charities, and he reaches the primordial supreme State.
Whatever fruits or merits is declared (in the scriptures) to accrue from (the study of) the Vedas, (the performance of) sacrifices, (the practice of) austerities, and (the offering of) gifts–beyond all these goes the Yogi, having known this; and he attains to the supreme primeval (first or ancient) Abode.
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अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
Chapter 8: The Nature of Brahman
akṣarabrahmayoga
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8.27 नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन। तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन
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Word meanings
na—never;ete—these two;sṛitī—paths;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;jānan—knowing;yogī—a yogi;muhyati—bewildered;kaśhchana—any;tasmāt—therefore;sarveṣhu kāleṣhu—always;yoga-yuktaḥ—situated in Yog;bhava—be;arjuna—Arjun
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Prtha, no Yogin, knowing these two courses, gets deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, practice Yoga connected with all times.
O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually.
No Yogin who knows the two paths is ever deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be integrated with Yoga always.
O son of Prtha, no yogi [One steadfast in meditation.) whosoever has known these two courses becomes deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be you steadfast in yoga at all times.
Knowing these paths, O Arjuna, no Yogi is deluded! Therefore, at all times be steadfast in Yoga.
