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Chapter 8 · Verse 20 · Akshara Brahma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 8.20

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः। यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।

Transliteration

paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu naśhyatsu na vinaśhyati

Word by Word

paraḥ transcendental
tasmāt than that
tu but
bhāvaḥ creation
anyaḥ another
avyaktaḥ unmanifest
avyaktāt to the unmanifest
sanātanaḥ eternal
yaḥ who
saḥ that
sarveṣhu all
bhūteṣhu in beings
naśhyatsu cease to exist
na never
vinaśhyati is annihilated
Simplified Perspective

Beyond the unmanifest realm that dissolves and reforms through cosmic cycles, there exists something eternal and transcendent—a consciousness that witnesses all creation yet remains untouched by destruction. This is Brahman, the supreme reality that persists when all beings pass away, yet remains forever unchanged.

When you recognize that your true Self is this imperishable witness rather than the changing body and mind, you discover the ground of unshakeable peace that no circumstance can diminish.

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Bhagavad Gita 8.20 — BG 8.20

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