Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8- Akshara Brahma Yoga - Sloka 27 & 28

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Be ever a Yogi 27-28

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 8 - Akshara Brahma Yoga - Sloka 27

45th & 46th pontiff of the Ahobila Mutt

Naite sruti partha janan yogi muhyati kaschan I

Tasmat sarveshu kaleshu yoga yuktah bhava arjuna II sloka 27

नैते श्रुति पार्थ जानान योगी मुःयति कश्चन I तस्मात सर्वेषु कालेषु योग युक्तः भव अर्जुन I I  श्लोक 27

Knowing these two paths, O Partha, no yogi is deluded. Therefore, O Arjuna, be steadfast in yoga, at all times.

As living the embodied life is a continuous process, the practice of yoga also should be an interminable effort. All the activities in life may be transformed into several aspects of yoga. In doing so the yogi pursues the path of light.

In whatever direction the ship may sail, the needle of the compass in it ever points north. Similar to it, let the mind of the devotee be ever fixed on the lotus feet of the Lord, irrespective of their occupation.

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 8 - Akshara Brahma Yoga - Sloka 28

Vedeshu yagyeshu tapah su cha eva daneshu yat punya phalam pradishta I

Atyeti tat sarva idam viditva yogi param sthanam upeti cha chadhyam II sloka 28

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपः सु च एव दानेषु यत् पुण्य फलं प्रदिष्ट I अत्येति तत् सर्व इदं  विदित्वा योगी परम् स्थानं उपेति च चाध्यं I I  श्लोक 28

The yogi who knows this transcends the fruits of meritorious deeds attached to the study of the vedas, sacrifices, austerities and gifts, and attains to the supreme primeval abode.

This chapter commenced with seven questions raised by Arjuna. And the Lord has answered the all in order. He who understands the explanation understands Akshara Brahman. The regular chanting of the vedas, the correct performance of the ritualistic yagna, the ardent doing of the austerities and the reverent payment of gifts are all meritorious acts conducive to the attainment of swarga or heaven. But this high state also comes within the wheel of birth and death. On the other hand, an intellectual grasp of Akshara Brahman and attuning oneself to the attainment of him steadily lead one towards that supreme goal. Blessed is the yogi that wends his way towards this primeval abode.

Iti shrimad bhagavad gitasu upanishadtsu brahmavidyayam yogashastre srikrishna arjuna akshara brahma yogo nama ashtamodhyayah II

इति श्रीमद भगवद्गीतासु उपनिशद्त्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे  श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुन संवादे अक्षर ब्रंह योगो नाम अष्टमोध्यायः  ।।