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shreemad bhagavad geeta ashhTamo.adhyaayaH

atha ashhTamo.adhyaayaH |


arjuna uvaacha |
kiM tadbrahma kimadhyaatmaM kiM karma purushhottama |
adhibhootaM cha kiM proktamadhidaivaM kimuchyate ‖ 1 ‖

adhiyagnyaH kathaM ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusoodana |
prayaaNakaale cha kathaM gnyeyo.asi niyataatmabhiH ‖ 2 ‖


shreebhagavaanuvaacha |
akshharaM brahma paramaM svabhaavo.adhyaatmamuchyate |
bhootabhaavodbhavakaro visargaH karmasaMgnyitaH ‖ 3 ‖

adhibhootaM kshharo bhaavaH purushhashchaadhidaivatam |
adhiyagnyo.ahamevaatra dehe dehabhRRitaaM vara ‖ 4 ‖

antakaale cha maameva smaranmuktvaa kalevaram |
yaH prayaati sa madbhaavaM yaati naastyatra saMshayaH ‖ 5 ‖

yaM yaM vaapi smaranbhaavaM tyajatyante kalevaram |
taM tamevaiti kaunteya sadaa tadbhaavabhaavitaH ‖ 6 ‖

tasmaatsarveshhu kaaleshhu maamanusmara yudhya cha |
mayyarpitamanobuddhirmaamevaishhyasyasaMshayam ‖ 7 ‖

abhyaasayogayuktena chetasaa naanyagaaminaa |
paramaM purushhaM divyaM yaati paarthaanuchintayan ‖ 8 ‖

kaviM puraaNamanushaasitaaramaNoraNeeyaMsamanusmaredyaH|
sarvasya dhaataaramachintyaroopamaadityavarNaM tamasaH parastaat ‖ 9 ‖

prayaaNakaale manasaachalena bhaktyaa yukto yogabalena chaiva|
bhruvormadhye praaNamaaveshya samyaksa taM paraM purushhamupaiti divyam ‖ 10 ‖

yadakshharaM vedavido vadanti vishanti yadyatayo veetaraagaaH|
yadichChanto brahmacharyaM charanti tatte padaM saMgraheNa pravakshhye ‖ 11 ‖

sarvadvaaraaNi saMyamya mano hRRidi nirudhya cha |
moordhnyaadhaayaatmanaH praaNamaasthito yogadhaaraNaam ‖ 12 ‖

omityekaakshharaM brahma vyaaharanmaamanusmaran |
yaH prayaati tyajandehaM sa yaati paramaaM gatim ‖ 13 ‖

ananyachetaaH satataM yo maaM smarati nityashaH |
tasyaahaM sulabhaH paartha nityayuktasya yoginaH ‖ 14 ‖

maamupetya punarjanma duHkhaalayamashaashvatam |
naapnuvanti mahaatmaanaH saMsiddhiM paramaaM gataaH ‖ 15 ‖

aabrahmabhuvanaallokaaH punaraavartino.arjuna |
maamupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate ‖ 16 ‖

sahasrayugaparyantamaharyadbrahmaNo viduH |
raatriM yugasahasraantaaM te.ahoraatravido janaaH ‖ 17 ‖

avyaktaadvyaktayaH sarvaaH prabhavantyaharaagame |
raatryaagame praleeyante tatraivaavyaktasaMgnyake ‖ 18 ‖

bhootagraamaH sa evaayaM bhootvaa bhootvaa praleeyate |
raatryaagame.avashaH paartha prabhavatyaharaagame ‖ 19 ‖

parastasmaattu bhaavo.anyo.avyakto.avyaktaatsanaatanaH |
yaH sa sarveshhu bhooteshhu nashyatsu na vinashyati ‖ 20 ‖

avyakto.akshhara ityuktastamaahuH paramaaM gatim |
yaM praapya na nivartante taddhaama paramaM mama ‖ 21 ‖

purushhaH sa paraH paartha bhaktyaa labhyastvananyayaa |
yasyaantaHsthaani bhootaani yena sarvamidaM tatam ‖ 22 ‖

yatra kaale tvanaavRRittimaavRRittiM chaiva yoginaH |
prayaataa yaanti taM kaalaM vakshhyaami bharatarshhabha ‖ 23 ‖

agnirjotirahaH shuklaH shhaNmaasaa uttaraayaNam |
tatra prayaataa gachChanti brahma brahmavido janaaH ‖ 24 ‖

dhoomo raatristathaa kRRishhNaH shhaNmaasaa dakshhiNaayanam |
tatra chaandramasaM jyotiryogee praapya nivartate ‖ 25 ‖

shuklakRRishhNe gatee hyete jagataH shaashvate mate |
ekayaa yaatyanaavRRittimanyayaavartate punaH ‖ 26 ‖

naite sRRitee paartha jaananyogee muhyati kashchana |
tasmaatsarveshhu kaaleshhu yogayukto bhavaarjuna ‖ 27 ‖

vedeshhu yagnyeshhu tapaHsu chaiva daaneshhu yatpuNyaphalaM pradishhTam|
atyeti tatsarvamidaM viditvaayogee paraM sthaanamupaiti chaadyam ‖ 28 ‖


oM tatsaditi shreemadbhagavadgeetaasoopanishhatsu brahmavidyaayaaM yogashaastre shreekRRishhNaarjunasaMvaade

akshharabrahmayogo naamaashhTamo.adhyaayaH ‖8 ‖