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dhūmo rātris tathā kṛṣṇaḥ ṣaṇ-māsā dakṣiṇāyanam tatra cāndramasaḿ jyotir yogī prāpya nivartate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.25 The mystic who passes away from this world during the smoke, the night, the fortnight of...

śukla-kṛṣṇe gatī hy ete jagataḥ śāśvate mate ekayā yāty anāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.26 According to Vedic opinion, there are two ways of passing from this world – one in light and one in...

naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yoga-yukto bhavārjuna Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.27 Although the devotees know these two paths, O Arjuna, they are never bewildered. Therefore be always...

vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaḿ pradiṣṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaḿ viditvā yogī paraḿ sthānam upaiti cādyam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 8.28 A person who accepts the path of devotional service is...

śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaḿ tu te guhya-tamaḿ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaḿ vijñāna-sahitaḿ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.1 The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are...

rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaḿ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaḿ dharmyaḿ su-sukhaḿ kartum avyayam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.2 This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest...

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya paran-tapa aprāpya māḿ nivartante mṛtyu-saḿsāra-vartmani Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.3 Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies....

mayā tatam idaḿ sarvaḿ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaḿ teṣv avasthitaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.4 By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I...

na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogam aiśvaram bhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.5 And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I...

yathākāśa-sthito nityaḿ vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni mat-sthānīty upadhāraya Translation of Bhagavad Gita 9.6 Understand that as the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, rests always in the sky, all created...