Chapter 8 · Verse 10 · Akshara Brahma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 8.10
Sanskrit
प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव। भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक् स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्।।8.10।।
Transliteration
prayāṇa-kāle manasāchalena bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena chaiva bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśhya samyak sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣham upaiti divyam
Word by Word
At the threshold of death, when the body releases its final breath, the mind becomes your sole companion—and where your mind dwells, there your soul travels. Krishna reveals that death is not an ending but a transition, and the quality of that transition depends entirely on what you've made your mind familiar with during life.
Through devotion held steady, through yoga's disciplined focus, through the power of remembering the Divine between the eyebrows—you guide your departing life-force toward the eternal. For modern seekers, this teaches us that every meditation, every moment of devotion, every conscious breath is rehearsal for that final journey, making the sacred familiar now.
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Bhagavad Gita 8.10 — BG 8.10
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