Chapter 8 · Akshara Brahma Yoga - The Yoga of the Imperishable BrahmanKrishna
Verse 20
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 8, श्लोक 20
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।
यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति॥
Transliteration
Paras-tasmat-tu bhavo'nyo'vyakto'vyaktat-sanatanah
Yah sa sarveshu bhuteshu nashyatsu na vinashyati
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
परःparahsuperior/beyond
तस्मात्tasmatto that
तुtubut
भावःbhavahexistence
अन्यःanyahanother
अव्यक्तःavyaktahunmanifest
अव्यक्तात्avyaktatfrom the unmanifest
सनातनःsanatanaheternal
सर्वेषुsarveshuin all
भूतेषुbhuteshubeings
नश्यत्सुnashyatsubeing destroyed
न विनश्यतिna vinashyatiis not destroyed
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
परन्तु उस अव्यक्त से भी परे एक और सनातन अव्यक्त भाव है, जो सम्पूर्ण प्राणियों के नष्ट होने पर भी नष्ट नहीं होता।
English Translation
But beyond that unmanifest, there is another eternal unmanifest existence which does not perish even when all beings are destroyed.
Commentary (टीका)
Beyond the material unmanifest (prakriti) that undergoes cyclic creation and dissolution, there exists a higher, eternal unmanifest reality — the Supreme Abode of God. This transcendent reality is untouched by cosmic cycles and remains forever. This is the ultimate destination that seekers should aspire to reach.