8.6 यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्। तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः
yaṃ yaṃ v
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yam yam—whatever;vā—or;api—even;smaran—remembering;bhāvam—remembrance;tyajati—gives up;ante—in the end;kalevaram—the body;tam—to that;tam—to that;eva—certainly;eti—gets;kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti;sadā—always;tat—that;bhāva-bhāvitaḥ—absorbed in contemplation
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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And also remembering whatever being one has been constantly thinking about, a person leaves his body at the end [of his life], O son of Kunti! That being alone he attains.
On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go.
Remembering whatsoever thought one abandons the body at the end, to that alone he goes, O Arjuna, ever dwelling in the thought thereof.
O son of Kunti, thinking of any entity whichever it may be one gives up the body at the end, he attains that very one, having been always engrossed in its thought.
Whosoever at the end leaves the body, thinking of any being, to that being only does he go, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), because of his constant thought of that being!
8.8 अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना। परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्
abhyāsa
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abhyāsa-yoga—by practice of yog;yuktena—being constantly engaged in remembrance;chetasā—by the mind;na anya-gāminā—without deviating;paramam puruṣham—the Supreme Divine Personality;divyam—divine;yāti—one attains;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;anuchintayan—constant remembrance
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He who is engaged in reflecting on the Supreme Divine Soul with his mind, remaining fixed in the practice of yoga and not focusing on any other object, that person attains the Supreme, O son of Prtha!
He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit.
Meditating with a mind trained by constant practice and not moving towards anything else, thinking of the Supreme Divine Person, one reaches Me, O Arjuna!
O son of Prtha, by meditating with a mind which is engaged in the yoga of practice and which does not stray away to anything else, one reaches the supreme Person existing in the effulgent region.
With the mind not moving towards any other thing, made steadfast by the method of habitual meditation, and constantly meditating, one goes to the Supreme Person, the Resplendent, O Arjuna!
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अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
Chapter 8: The Nature of Brahman
akṣarabrahmayoga
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8.7 तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च। मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्
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tasmāt—therefore;sarveṣhu—in all;kāleṣhu—times;mām—Me;anusmara—remember;yudhya—fight;cha—and;mayi—to Me;arpita—surrender;manaḥ—mind;buddhiḥ—intellect;mām—to Me;eva—surely;eṣhyasi—you shall attain;asanśhayaḥ—without a doubt
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Therefore, at all times keep Me in your mind and fight; then, having your mind and intellect dedicated to Me, you will undoubtedly attain Me alone.
Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come.
Therefore, remember Me at all times and fight; with your mind and intellect set on Me, you shall surely come to Me.
Therefore, think of Me at all times and fight. There is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect to Me, you will attain Me alone.
Therefore, at all times remember Me only and fight. With mind and intellect fixed (or absorbed) in Me, thou shalt doubtless come to Me alone.
