Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 21 (8.21)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 21 (8.21)
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम् । यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम | | ८-२१ | |
avyakto’kṣhara ityuktastamāhuḥ paramāṁ gatim yaṁ prāpya na nivartante taddhāma paramaṁ mama
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अव्यक्तः
(avyaktah)— अव्यक्त(unmanifest) - अक्षरः
(aksharah)— अविनाशी(imperishable) - इति
(iti)— ऐसा(thus) - उक्तः
(uktah)— कहा गया(called) - तम्
(tam)— उसे(that) - आहुः
(ahuh)— कहते हैं(they call) - परमम्
(paramam)— परम(supreme) - गतिम्
(gatim)— गति/लक्ष्य(goal)
Line 2:
- यम्
(yam)— जिसे(which) - प्राप्य
(prapya)— प्राप्त करके(having reached) - न
(na)— नहीं(not) - निवर्तन्ते
(nivartante)— लौटते हैं(return) - तत्
(tat)— वह(that) - धाम
(dhama)— धाम(abode) - परमम्
(paramam)— परम(supreme) - मम
(mama)— मेरा(My)
English: Wise people say that the Unseen and everlasting is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home.
Learnings from Shloka 21:
- No Return:: Reaching the supreme state ensures permanent freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
- Our True Home:: The highest spiritual state is our true home, where the soul finds eternal rest.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 8.21 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
This supreme unmanifest reality is known as the Imperishable (Akshara), the highest goal of human life. Once a soul reaches this divine abode, they never return to the cycle of physical birth and death.