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Chapter 8 · Verse 26 · Akshara Brahma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 8.26

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Sanskrit

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते। एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।

Transliteration

śhukla-kṛiṣhṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śhāśhvate mate ekayā yātyanāvṛittim anyayāvartate punaḥ

Word by Word

śhukla bright
kṛiṣhṇe dark
gatī paths
hi certainly
ete these
jagataḥ of the material world
śhāśhvate eternal
mate opinion
ekayā by one
yāti goes
anāvṛittim to non return
anyayā by the other
āvartate comes back
punaḥ again
Simplified Perspective

The eternal spiritual law reveals two paths before every soul: the path of light that leads to liberation, and the path of darkness that circles back into the wheel of birth and death. This is not punishment but natural consequence—the universe itself is the mirror of our consciousness.

When you understand that your choices today are literally creating your tomorrow, you step from victim into architect of your own freedom.

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Bhagavad Gita 8.26 — BG 8.26

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

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