Bhagavad Gita 8.21 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“That never-ending place is my home. There is no leaving it.”
What it means
“That unseen, imperishable reality is called the highest goal. It is my supreme home — once there, no one returns.”
The original Sanskrit
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम् । यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥
avyakto.akṣara ityuktastamāhuḥ paramāṃ gatim yaṃ prāpya na nivartante taddhāma paramaṃ mama
Translations
Literal translation
He who has been mentioned as the Unmanifested, the Immutable, they call Him the supreme Goal. That is the supreme abode of Mine, reaching which they do not return.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो अव्यक्त अक्षर कहा गया है, वही परम गति (लक्ष्य) है। जिसे प्राप्त होकर (साधकगण) पुनः (संसार को) नहीं लौटते, वह मेरा परम धाम है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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