Bhagavad Gita 8.24 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The path of light leads to God.”
What it means
“The path of light — fire, daylight, the bright half of the month, the sun's northern journey — leads those who know the divine to the divine.”
The original Sanskrit
अग्निर्जोतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम् । तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः ॥
agnirjotirahaḥ śuklaḥ ṣaṇmāsā uttarāyaṇam tatra prayātā gacchanti brahma brahmavido janāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Fire, light, daytime, the birght forrnight, the six months of the Northern solstice-by following this Path, persons who are knowers of Brahman attain Brahman when they die.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो ब्रह्मविद् साधकजन मरणोपरान्त अग्नि, ज्योति, दिन, शुक्लपक्ष और उत्तरायण के छः मास वाले मार ्ग से जाते हैं, वे ब्रह्म को प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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