Bhagavad Gita 8.23 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Now, about two paths people take at the end of life.”
What it means
“Now let me tell you about the two paths taken at death — one that leads to freedom and one that leads back to rebirth.”
The original Sanskrit
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः । प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ ॥
yatra kāle tvanāvṛttimāvṛttiṃ caiva yoginaḥ prayātā yānti taṃ kālaṃ vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha
Translations
Literal translation
O best of the Bharata dynasty, I shall now speak of that time by departing at which the yogis attain the State of Non-return, and also (of the time by departing at which they attain) the State of Return.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ ! जिस काल में (मार्ग में) शरीर त्याग कर गये हुए योगीजन अपुनरावृत्ति को, और (या) पुनरावृत्ति को प्राप्त होते हैं, वह काल (मार्ग) मैं तुम्हें बताऊँगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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