Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 22 (8.22)
Reflective Prompt:
When you complete a major life project or goal, what do you look forward to most?
- ▪ Option 1: Resting and returning to normal routines after a temporary achievement.
- ▪ Option 2: Progressing to higher levels of understanding and never returning to old patterns.
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 22 (8.22)
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया । यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् | | ८-२२ | |
puruṣhaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yena sarvamidaṁ tatam
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- पुरुषः
(purushah)— पुरुष(Person) - सः
(sah)— वह(that) - परः
(parah)— परम(supreme) - पार्थ
(partha)— हे पार्थ(O Partha) - भक्त्या
(bhaktya)— भक्ति से(through devotion) - लभ्यः
(labhyah)— प्राप्त होने योग्य(attainable) - तु
(tu)— परंतु/ही(but/indeed) - अनन्यया
(ananyaya)— अनन्य(undivided)
Line 2:
- यः
(yah)— जो(who) -
yjoined in yasyāntaḥsthāni - अन्तःस्थानि
(antah-sthani)— भीतर स्थित(dwelling within) - भूतानि
(bhutani)— प्राणी(beings) - येन
(yena)— जिसके द्वारा(by whom) - सर्वम्
(sarvam)— सब(all) - इदम्
(idam)— यह(this) - ततम्
(tatam)— व्याप्त है(is pervaded)
English: That Highest Person is reached by wholehearted devotion. All beings live in Him, and He fills the whole universe.
Learnings from Shloka 22:
- Omnipresent Support:: We live, move, and have our being within the Supreme, who pervades the entire universe.
- Devotion as the Key:: Direct, one-pointed devotion (Bhakti) is the path to realizing this all-enveloping presence.
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**Learning from Shlokas 8-22:** Krishna describes remembrance as a trained habit, not a last-minute trick. Practice, devotion, Om, steady attention, and one-pointed love prepare the mind to reach the Supreme. He also stretches Arjuna's view beyond one lifetime, showing that even vast cosmic cycles come and go, while the imperishable Supreme remains.
### Shlokas 23-28 **The bright and dark paths described.**