Bhagavad Gita 8.22 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You reach that home through love.”
What it means
“That supreme being, in whom everything lives and who fills everything, is reached through wholehearted love.”
The original Sanskrit
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया । यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ॥
puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yena sarvamidaṃ tatam
Translations
Literal translation
O son of Prtha, that supreme Person-in whom are included (all) the beings and by whom all this is pervaded-is, indeed, reached through one-pointed devotion.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे पार्थ ! जिस (परमात्मा) के अन्तर्गत समस्त भूत हैं और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण (जगत्) व्याप्त है, वह परम पुरुष अनन्य भक्ति से ही प्राप्त करने योग्य है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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