Bhagavad Gita 8.18 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When his day begins, everything appears. When his night comes, everything rests.”
What it means
“When that day dawns, all beings emerge from the unseen. When night falls, they dissolve back into it.”
The original Sanskrit
अव्यक्ताद् व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे । रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके ॥
avyaktād vyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyaharāgame rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyaktasaṃjñake
Translations
Literal translation
With the coming of day all manifested things emerge from the Unmanifest and when night comes they merge in that itself which is called the Unmanifested.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(ब्रह्माजी के) दिन का उदय होने पर अव्यक्त से (यह) व्यक्त (चराचर जगत्) उत्पन्न होता है; और (ब्रह्माजी की) रात्रि के आगमन पर उसी अव्यक्त में लीन हो जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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