Chapter 8 · Akshara Brahma Yoga - The Yoga of the Imperishable BrahmanKrishna
Verse 24
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 8, श्लोक 24
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।
तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः॥
Transliteration
Agnir-jyotir-ahah shuklah shanmasa uttarayanam
Tatra prayata gachchhanti brahma brahma-vido janah
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अग्निःagnihfire
ज्योतिःjyotihlight
अहःahahday
शुक्लःshuklahbright fortnight
षण्मासाःshanmasahsix months
उत्तरायणम्uttarayanamnorthern solstice
तत्रtatrathere
प्रयाताःprayatahdeparting
गच्छन्तिgachchhantigo
ब्रह्मbrahmaBrahman
ब्रह्मविदःbrahma-vidahknowers of Brahman
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
अग्नि, ज्योति, दिन, शुक्लपक्ष और उत्तरायण के छह मास — इस मार्ग से प्रयाण करने वाले ब्रह्मवेत्ता जन ब्रह्म को प्राप्त होते हैं।
English Translation
Fire, light, day, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern solstice — departing by this path, the knowers of Brahman attain Brahman.
Commentary (टीका)
The Shukla Marga (path of light) is described through symbolic elements representing luminosity and ascent. Those who depart during these auspicious conditions — associated with light, the waxing moon, and the sun's northward course — attain Brahman and do not return to the cycle of birth and death.