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Chapter 8 · Verse 24 · Akshara Brahma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 8.24

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Sanskrit

अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्। तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।

Transliteration

agnir jyotir ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇam tatra prayātā gachchhanti brahma brahma-vido janāḥ

Word by Word

agniḥ fire
jyotiḥ light
ahaḥ day
śhuklaḥ the bright fortnight of the moon
ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ six months
uttara-ayanam the sun’s northern course
tatra there
prayātāḥ departed
gachchhanti go
brahma Brahman
brahma-vidaḥ those who know the Brahman
janāḥ persons
Simplified Perspective

Krishna speaks here of the paths of liberation that await the realized soul—describing the celestial passage through light, through auspicious seasons and the sun's northern journey, as the way home for those who have known Brahman directly. This is not mere cosmology but a map of consciousness itself: the soul that has transcended ego travels through ever-subtler realms of luminosity toward its source.

For us, this teaches that spiritual maturity is recognized not by supernatural knowledge but by the natural gravity that draws a liberated being toward the infinite—through discipline, clarity, and the unwavering recognition of what we truly are.

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Bhagavad Gita 8.24 — BG 8.24

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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