Chapter 8 · Akshara Brahma Yoga - The Yoga of the Imperishable BrahmanKrishna
Verse 22
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 8, श्लोक 22
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।
यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्॥
Transliteration
Purushah sa parah partha bhaktya labhyas-tv-ananyaya
Yasya-antah-sthani bhutani yena sarvam-idam tatam
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
पुरुषःpurushahthe Supreme Person
सःsahHe
परःparahthe Supreme
पार्थparthaO Partha
भक्त्याbhaktyaby devotion
लभ्यःlabhyahattainable
अनन्ययाananyayaundivided/exclusive
यस्यyasyain whom
अन्तःस्थानिantah-sthanidwelling within
भूतानिbhutaniall beings
येनyenaby whom
सर्वम्sarvameverything
ततम्tatampervaded
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! जिसमें सब प्राणी स्थित हैं और जिसने इस सम्पूर्ण जगत को व्याप्त किया है — वह परम पुरुष अनन्य भक्ति से ही प्राप्त होने योग्य है।
English Translation
That Supreme Person, O Partha, in whom all beings reside and by whom all this is pervaded — He is attainable only through undivided devotion.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse establishes ananya bhakti (exclusive, single-pointed devotion) as the sole means to attain the Supreme. The Lord who contains all beings within Himself and pervades the entire cosmos is not reached through mere rituals or intellectual effort, but through wholehearted, undivided love and surrender.