Bhagavad Gita 8.20 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“But beyond it all is something that never ends.”
What it means
“But beyond that unseen state there is another, eternal reality that does not perish even when all beings perish.”
The original Sanskrit
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः । यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति ॥
parastasmāttu bhāvo.anyo.avyakto.avyaktātsanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati
Translations
Literal translation
But distinct from that Unmanifested is the other eternal unmainfest Reality, who does not get destroyed when all beings get destroyed.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु उस अव्यक्त से परे अन्य जो सनातन अव्यक्त भाव है, वह समस्त भूतों के नष्ट होने पर भी नष्ट नहीं होता।
Swami Tejomayananda
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