Bhagavad Gita · Akshara Brahma Yoga — The Imperishable Absolute

Chapter 8, Verse 16

"Bhagavad Gita 8.16" — meaning and explanation.

Meaning

8.16 (All) the worlds including the world of Brahma are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rirth.

।।8.16।। हे अर्जुन ! ब्रह्म लोक तक के सब लोग पुनरावर्ती स्वभाव वाले हैं। परन्तु, हे कौन्तेय ! मुझे प्राप्त होने पर पुनर्जन्म नहीं होता।।

Explanation

8.16 आब्रह्मभुवनात् up to the world of Brahma? लोकाः worlds? पुनरावर्तिनः subject to return? अर्जुन O Arjuna? माम् Me? उपेत्य having attained? तु but? कौन्तेय O Kaunteya? पुनर्जन्म rirth? न not? विद्यते is.Commentary Those devotees who practise Daharopasana (a kind of meditation on the mystic space in the heart) and other devotees who reach Brahmaloka through the path of the gods (Devayana) and attain gradual liberation (KramaMukti) will not return again to this world. But those who reach Brahmaloka through the practice of the Panchagni Vidya (a ritual) will enjoy life in Brahmaloka and come back to this world.All the worlds are subjected to return because they are limited or conditioned by time.

Life Lesson

Study Bhagavad Gita 8.16 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.

Context

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, verse 16, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

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