Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 8 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — Arjuna said; 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 — what; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — Brahman; 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 — what; 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍍 — the self; 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 — what; 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 — fruitive activities; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷-𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 — O Supreme Person; 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍 — the material manifestation; 𑌚 — and; 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 — what; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 — is called; 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌮𑍍 — the demigods; 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 — what; 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is called.

Translation
Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain this to me.

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

Meaning
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 — the Lord of sacrifice; 𑌕𑌥𑌮𑍍 — how; 𑌕𑌃 — who; 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 — here; 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 — in the body; 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 — this; 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨 — O Madhusūdana; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣-𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 — at the time of death; 𑌚 — and; 𑌕𑌥𑌮𑍍 — how; 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑌿 — You can be known; 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌃 — by the self-controlled.

Translation
Who is the Lord of sacrifice, and how does He live in the body, O Madhusūdana? And how can those engaged in devotional service know You at the time of death?

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭‍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀-𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍 — indestructible; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — Brahman; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍 — transcendental; 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 — eternal nature; 𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍍 — the self; 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is called; 𑌭𑍂𑌤-𑌭𑌾𑌵-𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵-𑌕𑌰𑌃 — producing the material bodies of the living entities; 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌃 — creation; 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 — fruitive activities; 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌤𑌃 — is called.

Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: The indestructible, transcendental living entity is called Brahman, and his eternal nature is called adhyātma, the self. Action pertaining to the development of the material bodies of the living entities is called karma, or fruitive activities.

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

Meaning
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍 — the physical manifestation; 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌃 — constantly changing; 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 — nature; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 — the universal form, including all the demigods, like the sun and moon; 𑌚 — and; 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤𑌮𑍍 — called adhidaiva; 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 — the Supersoul; 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍 — I (Kriṣṇa); 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 — in this; 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 — body; 𑌦𑍇𑌹-𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 — of the embodied; 𑌵𑌰 — O best.

Translation
O best of the embodied beings, the physical nature, which is constantly changing, is called adhibhūta [the material manifestation]. The universal form of the Lord, which includes all the demigods, like those of the sun and moon, is called adhidaiva. And I, the Supreme Lord, represented as the Supersoul in the heart of every embodied being, am called adhiyajña [the Lord of sacrifice].

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

Meaning
𑌅𑌂𑌤-𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 — at the end of life; 𑌚 — also; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — Me; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 — remembering; 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 — quitting; 𑌕𑌲𑍇𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the body; 𑌯𑌃 — he who; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — goes; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌮𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑍍 — My nature; 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — achieves; 𑌨 — not; 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 — there is; 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 — here; 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 — doubt.

Translation
And whoever, at the end of his life, quits his body remembering Me alone at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.

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

Meaning
𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌮𑍍 — whatever; 𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌪𑌿 — at all; 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 — remembering; 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑍍 — nature; 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 — gives up; 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍇 — at the end; 𑌕𑌲𑍇𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 — this body; 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍍 — similar; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌏𑌤𑌿 — gets; 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 — O son of Kuntī; 𑌸𑌦𑌾 — always; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌭𑌾𑌵 — state of being; 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃 — remembering.

Translation
Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌮𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥ 𑍭 ॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 — therefore; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 — at all; 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 — times; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — Me; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰 — go on remembering; 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 — fight; 𑌚 — also; 𑌮𑌯𑌿 — unto Me; 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤 — surrendering; 𑌮𑌨𑌃 — mind; 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 — intellect; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — unto Me; 𑌏𑌵 — surely; 𑌏𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 — you will attain; 𑌅𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 — beyond a doubt.

Translation
Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me in the form of Kriṣṇa and at the same time carry out your prescribed duty of fighting. With your activities dedicated to Me and your mind and intelligence fixed on Me, you will attain Me without doubt.

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

Meaning
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸-𑌯𑍋𑌗 — in the practice of meditation; 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 — being engaged; 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 — by the mind and intelligence; 𑌨 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌾 — without their being deviated; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍 — the Supreme; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 — Personality of Godhead; 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — transcendental; 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — one achieves; 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 — O son of Prithā; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯𑌨𑍍 — constantly thinking of.

Translation
He who meditates on Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in remembering Me, undeviated from the path, he, O Pārtha, is sure to reach Me.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰-
𑌮𑌣𑍋𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪-
𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑍯 ॥

Meaning
𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍍 — the one who knows everything; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍 — the oldest; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the controller; 𑌅𑌣𑍋𑌃 — than the atom; 𑌅𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌮𑍍 — smaller; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍍 — always thinks of; 𑌯𑌃 — one who; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 — of everything; 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the maintainer; 𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯 — inconceivable; 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 — whose form; 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 — luminous like the sun; 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 — to darkness; 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 — transcendental.

Translation
One should meditate upon the Supreme Person as the one who knows everything, as He who is the oldest, who is the controller, who is smaller than the smallest, who is the maintainer of everything, who is beyond all material conception, who is inconceivable, and who is always a person. He is luminous like the sun, and He is transcendental, beyond this material nature.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌚𑌲𑍇𑌨
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯‍𑌆 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌵 ।
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯-
𑌕𑍍𑌸 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 10 ॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣-𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 — at the time of death; 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 — by the mind; 𑌅𑌚𑌲𑍇𑌨 — without its being deviated; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 — in full devotion; 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — engaged; 𑌯𑍋𑌗-𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 — by the power of mystic yoga; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍋𑌃 — the two eyebrows; 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 — between; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍 — the life air; 𑌆𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯 — establishing; 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍 — completely; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌤𑌮𑍍 — that; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 — transcendental; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 — Personality of Godhead; 𑌉𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 — achieves; 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — in the spiritual kingdom.

Translation
One who, at the time of death, fixes his life air between the eyebrows and, by the strength of yoga, with an undeviating mind, engages himself in remembering the Supreme Lord in full devotion, will certainly attain to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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

Meaning
𑌯𑌤𑍍 — that which; 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍 — syllable oM; 𑌵𑍇𑌦-𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 — persons conversant with the Vedas; 𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 — say; 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 — enter; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — in which; 𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌃 — great sages; 𑌵𑍀𑌤-𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌃 — in the renounced order of life; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — that which; 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌤𑌃 — desiring; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — celibacy; 𑌚𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 — practice; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌤𑍇 — unto you; 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍 — situation; 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌣 — in summary; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 — I shall explain.

Translation
Persons who are learned in the Vedas, who utter oM-kāra, and who are great sages in the renounced order enter into Brahman. Desiring such perfection, one practices celibacy. I shall now briefly explain to you this process by which one may attain salvation.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌮𑍂𑌧𑍍‍𑌨𑍍‍‍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 12 ॥

Meaning
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 — all the doors of the body; 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 — controlling; 𑌮𑌨𑌃 — the mind; 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 — in the heart; 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 — confining; 𑌚 — also; 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌿 — on the head; 𑌆𑌧𑌾𑌯 — fixing; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 — of the soul; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍍 — the life air; 𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 — situated in; 𑌯𑍋𑌗-𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 — the yogic situation.

Translation
The yogic situation is that of detachment from all sensual engagements. Closing all the doors of the senses and fixing the mind on the heart and the life air at the top of the head, one establishes himself in yoga.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌓𑌂 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌸 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 13 ॥

Meaning
𑌓𑌂 — the combination of letters oM (oM-kāra); 𑌇𑌤𑌿 — thus; 𑌏𑌕-𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍 — the one syllable; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — absolute; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌰𑌨𑍍 — vibrating; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — Me (Kriṣṇa); 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 — remembering; 𑌯𑌃 — anyone who; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — leaves; 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑍍 — quitting; 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌮𑍍 — this body; 𑌸𑌃 — he; 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — achieves; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — the supreme; 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — destination.

Translation
After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable oM, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly reach the spiritual planets.

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

Meaning
𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌃 — without deviation of the mind; 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 — always; 𑌯𑌃 — anyone who; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — Me (Kriṣṇa); 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌿 — remembers; 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌶𑌃 — regularly; 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 — to him; 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍 — I am; 𑌸𑍁-𑌲𑌭𑌃 — very easy to achieve; 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 — O son of Prithā; 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 — regularly; 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 — engaged; 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 — for the devotee.

Translation
For one who always remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Prithā, because of his constant engagement in devotional service.

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

Meaning
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — Me; 𑌉𑌪𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 — achieving; 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 — again; 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 — birth; 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖-𑌆𑌲𑌯𑌮𑍍 — place of miseries; 𑌅𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌮𑍍 — temporary; 𑌨 — never; 𑌆𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 — attain; 𑌮𑌹𑌾-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 — the great souls; 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍍 — perfection; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — ultimate; 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 — having achieved.

Translation
After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogīs in devotion, never return to this temporary world, which is full of miseries, because they have attained the highest perfection.

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

Meaning
𑌆-𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍 — up to the Brahmaloka planet; 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌃 — the planetary systems; 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 — again; 𑌆𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌃 — returning; 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 — O Arjuna; 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — unto Me; 𑌉𑌪𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 — arriving; 𑌤𑍁 — but; 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 — O son of Kuntī; 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 — rebirth; 𑌨 — never; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 — takes place.

Translation
From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are places of misery wherein repeated birth and death take place. But one who attains to My abode, O son of Kuntī, never takes birth again.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌹𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 ॥ 1𑍭 ॥

Meaning
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰 — one thousand; 𑌯𑍁𑌗 — millenniums; 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 — including; 𑌅𑌹𑌃 — day; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — that which; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 — of Brahmā; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃 — they know; 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍 — night; 𑌯𑍁𑌗 — millenniums; 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰-𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 — similarly, ending after one thousand; 𑌤𑍇 — they; 𑌅𑌹𑌃-𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 — day and night; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 — who understand; 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 — people.

Translation
By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together form the duration of Brahmā’s one day. And such also is the duration of his night.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍‍ 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍇 ।
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌕𑍇 ॥ 1𑍮 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 — from the unmanifest; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌃 — living entities; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌃 — all; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 — become manifest; 𑌅𑌹𑌃-𑌆𑌗𑌮𑍇 — at the beginning of the day; 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿-𑌆𑌗𑌮𑍇 — at the fall of night; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 — are annihilated; 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 — into that; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤 — the unmanifest; 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌕𑍇 — which is called.

Translation
At the beginning of Brahmā’s day, all living entities become manifest from the unmanifest state, and thereafter, when the night falls, they are merged into the unmanifest again.

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

Meaning
𑌭𑍂𑌤-𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 — the aggregate of all living entities; 𑌸𑌃 — these; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌅𑌯𑌮𑍍 — this; 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 — repeatedly taking birth; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 — is annihilated; 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿 — of night; 𑌆𑌗𑌮𑍇 — on the arrival; 𑌅𑌵𑌶𑌃 — automatically; 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 — O son of Prithā; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 — is manifest; 𑌅𑌹𑌃 — of daytime; 𑌆𑌗𑌮𑍇 — on the arrival.

Translation
Again and again, when Brahmā’s day arrives, all living entities come into being, and with the arrival of Brahmā’s night they are helplessly annihilated.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌃 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 20 ॥

Meaning
𑌪𑌰𑌃 — transcendental; 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 — to that; 𑌤𑍁 — but; 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 — nature; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 — another; 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — unmanifest; 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 — to the unmanifest; 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌃 — eternal; 𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌃 — that which; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 — all; 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 — manifestation; 𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 — being annihilated; 𑌨 — never; 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — is annihilated.

Translation
Yet there is another unmanifest nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌮 ॥ 21 ॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — unmanifested; 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌃 — infallible; 𑌇𑌤𑌿 — thus; 𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — is said; 𑌤𑌮𑍍 — that; 𑌆𑌹𑍁𑌃 — is known; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 — the ultimate; 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — destination; 𑌯𑌮𑍍 — which; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 — gaining; 𑌨 — never; 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 — come back; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 — that; 𑌧𑌾𑌮 — abode; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍 — supreme; 𑌮𑌮 — My.

Translation
That which the Vedāntists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that which is known as the supreme destination, that place from which, having attained it, one never returns – that is My supreme abode.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌸 𑌪𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯‍𑌆 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 22 ॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 — the Supreme Personality; 𑌸𑌃 — He; 𑌪𑌰𑌃 — the Supreme, than whom no one is greater; 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 — O son of Prithā; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 — by devotional service; 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 — can be achieved; 𑌤𑍁 — but; 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 — unalloyed, undeviating; 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 — whom; 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿 — within; 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 — all of this material manifestation; 𑌯𑍇𑌨 — by whom; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — all; 𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 — whatever we can see; 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 — is pervaded.

Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than all, is attainable by unalloyed devotion. Although He is present in His abode, He is all-pervading, and everything is situated within Him.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥ 23 ॥

Meaning
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 — at which; 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 — time; 𑌤𑍁 — and; 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — no return; 𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — return; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 — different kinds of mystics; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 — having departed; 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 — attain; 𑌤𑌮𑍍 — that; 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 — time; 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 — I shall describe; 𑌭𑌰𑌤-𑌋𑌷𑌭 — O best of the Bhāratas.

Translation
O best of the Bhāratas, I shall now explain to you the different times at which, passing away from this world, the yogī does or does not come back.

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

Meaning
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 — fire; 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 — light; 𑌅𑌹𑌃 — day; 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌃 — the white fortnight; 𑌷𑌟𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌃 — the six months; 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰-𑌅𑌯𑌨𑌮𑍍 — when the sun passes on the northern side; 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 — there; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 — those who pass away; 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌤𑌿 — go; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — to the Absolute; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌃 — who know the Absolute; 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 — persons.

Translation
Those who know the Supreme Brahman attain that Supreme by passing away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an auspicious moment of the day, during the fortnight of the waxing moon, or during the six months when the sun travels in the north.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌃 𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥ 25 ॥

Meaning
𑌧𑍂𑌮𑌃 — smoke; 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌃 — night; 𑌤𑌥𑌾 — also; 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌃 — the fortnight of the dark moon; 𑌷𑌟𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌃 — the six months; 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣-𑌅𑌯𑌨𑌮𑍍 — when the sun passes on the southern side; 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 — there; 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌮𑍍 — the moon planet; 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 — the light; 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 — the mystic; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 — achieving; 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 — comes back.

Translation
The mystic who passes away from this world during the smoke, the night, the fortnight of the waning moon, or the six months when the sun passes to the south reaches the moon planet but again comes back.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌶‍𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌲‍𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌏𑌕𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ॥ 26 ॥

Meaning
𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌲 — light; 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 — and darkness; 𑌗𑌤𑍀 — ways of passing; 𑌹𑌿 — certainly; 𑌏𑌤𑍇 — these two; 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌃 — of the material world; 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 — of the Vedas; 𑌮𑌤𑍇 — in the opinion; 𑌏𑌕𑌯𑌾 — by one; 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 — goes; 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 — to no return; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 — by the other; 𑌆𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 — comes back; 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 — again.

Translation
According to Vedic opinion, there are two ways of passing from this world – one in light and one in darkness. When one passes in light, he does not come back; but when one passes in darkness, he returns.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌨𑍈𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍃𑌤𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥ 2𑍭 ॥

Meaning
𑌨 — never; 𑌏𑌤𑍇 — these two; 𑌸𑍃𑌤𑍀 — different paths; 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 — O son of Prithā; 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍 — even if he knows; 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 — the devotee of the Lord; 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 — is bewildered; 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 — any; 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 — therefore; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 — always; 𑌯𑍋𑌗-𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 — engaged in Kriṣṇa consciousness; 𑌭𑌵 — just become; 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 — O Arjuna.

Translation
Although the devotees know these two paths, O Arjuna, they are never bewildered. Therefore be always fixed in devotion.

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

Meaning
𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in the study of the Vedas; 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in the performances of yajña, sacrifice; 𑌤𑌪𑌃𑌸𑍁 — in undergoing different types of austerities; 𑌚 — also; 𑌏𑌵 — certainly; 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 — in giving charities; 𑌯𑌤𑍍 — that which; 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯-𑌫𑌲𑌮𑍍 — result of pious work; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍 — indicated; 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 — surpasses; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 — all those; 𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 — this; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 — knowing; 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 — the devotee; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 — supreme; 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — abode; 𑌉𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 — achieves; 𑌚 — also; 𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 — original.

Translation
A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing sacrifices, undergoing austerities, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. Simply by performing devotional service, he attains all these, and at the end he reaches the supreme eternal abode.

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