Chapter 8 · Akshara Brahma Yoga - The Yoga of the Imperishable BrahmanKrishna
Verse 11
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 8, श्लोक 11
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति
विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः।
यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति
तत्ते पदं सङ्ग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये॥
Transliteration
Yad-aksharam veda-vido vadanti
Vishanti yad-yatayo vita-ragah
Yad-ichchhanto brahmacharyam charanti
Tat-te padam sangraheṇa pravakshye
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यत्yatthat which
अक्षरम्aksharamimperishable
वेदविदःveda-vidahknowers of the Vedas
वदन्तिvadantideclare
विशन्तिvishantienter
यतयःyatayahascetics
वीतरागाःvita-ragahfree from passion
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacharyamcelibacy/continence
चरन्तिcharantipractice
पदम्padamgoal/state
सङ्ग्रहेणsangraheṇain brief
प्रवक्ष्येpravakshyeI shall explain
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
वेद के ज्ञाता जिसे अक्षर कहते हैं, वीतराग (रागरहित) संन्यासी जिसमें प्रवेश करते हैं, और जिसकी इच्छा से ब्रह्मचर्य का पालन करते हैं — वह पद मैं तुझे संक्षेप में बताता हूँ।
English Translation
That which the knowers of the Vedas call the Imperishable, which the self-controlled and passion-free ascetics enter, and desiring which they practice brahmacharya — that goal I shall briefly describe to you.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna introduces the highest spiritual goal — the Akshara (Imperishable) state that all Vedic knowledge points toward. The great sages practice austerity and celibacy to attain it. By promising to explain it briefly, Krishna makes this exalted knowledge accessible even to those on the battlefield of life.