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Chapter 8 · Verse 27 · Akshara Brahma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 8.27

empowering Dharma & Duty

Sanskrit

नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन। तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।

Transliteration

naite sṛitī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaśhchana tasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu yoga-yukto bhavārjuna

In plain words

You're paralyzed because you're trying to choose the 'right' path, and every option feels uncertain and heavy. Krishna says: once you stop seeing the paths as separate—once you understand that honest work, real love, and genuine seeking all lead to the same truth—the confusion can lift, and you can move. You don't need perfect certainty. You need to commit fully to what's in front of you.

Word by Word

na never
ete these two
sṛitī paths
pārtha Arjun, the son of Pritha
jānan knowing
yogī a yogi
muhyati bewildered
kaśhchana any
tasmāt therefore
sarveṣhu kāleṣhu always
yoga-yuktaḥ situated in Yog
bhava be
arjuna Arjun
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme gift: once you know these two paths—the way of knowledge and the way of action—no confusion can touch you. The yogi who understands that all paths lead to the same truth becomes unshakeable, freed from the paralysis of choice.

In our fragmented modern world, this means you can commit fully to your work, your relationships, your calling without spiritual doubt, because you see the divine intention threading through everything.

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Bhagavad Gita 8.27 — BG 8.27

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

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