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Bhagavad Gita · 8.10 · Path of the Eternal God·10 of 28

प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैवभ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक् स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्

prayāṇa-kāle manasāchalena bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena chaiva

bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśhya samyak sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣham upaiti divyam

Sanskrit recitation

What you remember at the end · 8.1–8.13 · Teaching

Translation

At the time of death, with an unwavering mind, endowed with devotion, by the power of Yoga, fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the two eyebrows, he reaches that resplendent Supreme Person.

Meaning

The Yogi gets immense inner strength and power of concentration. His mind becomes ite steady through constant practice of concentration and meditation. He practises concentration first on the lower Chakras, viz., Muladhara, Svadhishthana and Manipura. He then concentrates on the lotus of the heart (Anahata Chakra). Then he takes the lifreath (Prana) through the Sushumna and fixes it in the middle of the two eyrows. He eventually attains the resplendent Supreme Purusha (Person) by the above Yogic practice.This is possible for one who has devoted his whole life to the practice of Yoga.

After Swami Sivananda

What you remember at the end· 8.1–8.13

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
cha
and
eva
certainly
tam
him
saḥ
he
divyam
divine
madhye
between
samyak
completely
upaiti
attains
manasā
mind
achalena
steadily
bhaktyā
remembering with great devotion
yuktaḥ
united
bhruvoḥ
the two eyebrows
prāṇam
life airs
āveśhya
fixing
yoga-balena
through the power of yog
param puruṣham
the Supreme Divine Lord
prayāṇa-kāle
at the time of death

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