Bhagavad Gita 8.2 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“And how can we remember you when we die?”
What it means
“Who lives within this body as the receiver of all offerings? And how can people with a steady mind know you at the moment of death?”
The original Sanskrit
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन । प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusūdana prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo.asi niyatātmabhiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
O Madhusudana, how, and who, is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body? And at the time of death, how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और हे मधुसूदन ! यहाँ अधियज्ञ कौन है? और वह इस शरीर में कैसे है? और संयत चित्त वाले पुरुषों द्वारा अन्त समय में आप किस प्रकार जाने जाते हैं,
Swami Tejomayananda
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