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Chapter 8 · Verse 15 · Akshara Brahma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 8.15

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Sanskrit

मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्। नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः।।8.15।।

Transliteration

mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśhāśhvatam nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ sansiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ

Word by Word

mām me
upetya having attained
punaḥ again
janma birth
duḥkha-ālayam place full of miseries
aśhāśhvatam temporary
na never
āpnuvanti attain
mahā-ātmānaḥ the great souls
sansiddhim perfection
paramām highest
gatāḥ having achieved
Simplified Perspective

When the infinite Self is truly realized within you, the cycle of return to this temporary realm of suffering simply cannot occur. The great souls who have attained union with the Divine have crossed beyond the gravitational pull of rebirth entirely—not through escape, but through the completion of consciousness itself.

This is not a reward given from outside, but the natural consequence of recognizing what you have always been. In modern life, this teaches us that lasting freedom comes not from accumulating more experiences or possessions, but from the radical shift in identity that comes through sincere spiritual practice and the grace of surrender.

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Bhagavad Gita 8.15 — BG 8.15

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