Chapter 8

Shloka 8.17 “Those who know the day of Brahma, a thousand yugas, and its night, know day and night truly.” Key Teaching: Knowing Brahma’s cosmic cycles reveals true time. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that those who understand Brahma’s day and night, each a thousand yugas, truly know cosmic time. This […]

Shloka 8.16 “All worlds, up to Brahma’s, are subject to return, O Arjuna; but reaching Me, there is no rebirth.” Key Teaching: All worlds lead to rebirth, but attaining Krishna ends it. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that all worlds, including Brahma’s, are subject to rebirth, but those who reach him

Shloka 8.15 “Having attained Me, great souls do not return to rebirth, the abode of misery, but reach the supreme perfection.” Key Teaching: Attaining Krishna prevents rebirth and grants supreme perfection. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that great souls who attain him do not return to rebirth, the abode of misery,

Shloka 8.14 “For one who always remembers Me, O Arjuna, undistracted, devoted daily, I am easy to attain through yoga.” Key Teaching: Constant devotion to Krishna makes him easy to attain. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that one who always remembers him, undistracted and devoted daily, easily attains him through yoga.

Shloka 8.13 “Uttering Om, the singlesyllable Brahman, meditating on Me, one who departs, leaving the body, attains the supreme goal.” Key Teaching: Chanting Om and meditating on Krishna at death leads to the supreme goal. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that one who utters Om, the singlesyllable Brahman, meditates on him,

Shloka 8.12 “Closing all sensegates, fixing the mind in the heart, the lifebreath in the head, established in yogic concentration.” Key Teaching: Yogic concentration involves controlling senses and lifebreath. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that yogic concentration involves closing all sensegates, fixing the mind in the heart, and the lifebreath in

Shloka 8.11 “I shall declare the imperishable, which the Vedaknowers speak of, attained by the passionless through austerity; desiring it, they lead a celibate life.” Key Teaching: The imperishable is attained through austerity and celibacy. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna declares the imperishable, described by Vedaknowers, attained by the passionless through austerity,

Shloka 8.10 “At death, with unwavering devotion and yoga power, fixing the lifebreath between the eyebrows, one attains the Supreme Divine.” Key Teaching: Focused devotion and yoga at death lead to the Supreme Divine. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that at death, with unwavering devotion and yoga power, fixing the lifebreath

Shloka 8.9 “One who meditates on the allknowing, ancient, ruler, subtler than the subtle, supporter of all, of inconceivable form, radiant, beyond darkness, attains Him.” Key Teaching: Meditating on Krishna’s divine attributes leads to attainment. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that meditating on him as allknowing, ancient, ruler, subtler than the

Shloka 8.8 “With mind disciplined by yoga, not wavering, meditating on the Supreme Divine, one attains Him, O Arjuna.” Key Teaching: Disciplined meditation on Krishna leads to attaining him. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Akshara Brahma Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that with a mind disciplined by yoga, unwavering, and meditating on the Supreme Divine, one attains him.