Chapter 8 · The Imperishable Absolute

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 8.10

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्य: सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप मादित्यवर्णं तमस: परस्तात् प्रयाणकाले मनसाचलेन भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक् स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्

kaviṁ purāṇam anuśhāsitāram aṇor aṇīyānsam anusmared yaḥ sarvasya dhātāram achintya-rūpam āditya-varṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt prayāṇa-kāle manasāchalena bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena chaiva bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśhya samyak sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣham upaiti divyam

Recitation · Text 8.10
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (32 words)

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And the manner of it at the hour of departure: with an unmoving mind, joined by devotion and by the strength of yoga, drawing the life-breath between the brows. Devotion is listed as a technical requirement alongside yogic strength, not as a sentiment.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Devotion is listed as a technical requirement, not as a sentiment.