Bhagavad Gita 8.28 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Love and practice take you further than any ritual or reward.”
What it means
“Knowing this, a seeker goes beyond the rewards promised for study, ritual, discipline and charity, and reaches the supreme, original home.”
The original Sanskrit
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् । अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ॥
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yatpuṇyaphalaṃ pradiṣṭam atyeti tatsarvamidaṃ viditvā yogī paraṃ sthānamupaiti cādyam
Translations
Literal translation
Having known this, the yogi transcends all those results of rigtheous deeds that are declared with regard to the Vedas, sacrifices, austerities and also charities, and he reaches the primordial supreme State.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
योगी पुरुष यह सब (दोनों मार्गों के तत्त्व को) जानकर वेदाध्ययन, यज्ञ, तप और दान करने में जो पुण्य फल कहा गया है, उस सबका उल्लंघन कर जाता है और आद्य (सनातन), परम स्थान को प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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