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Chapter 8: Aksara Brahma Yoga

अक्षरब्रह्मयोग

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

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Chapter 8, Verse 1

अध्याय 8, श्लोक 1

श्लोक (Shlok)

अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम। अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

arjuna uvāca kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣottama adhibhūtaṁ ca kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim ucyate

Translation

Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain this to me.

Word by Word Meaning

किम्

what

तत्

that

ब्रह्म

Brahman

किम्

what

अध्यात्मम्

Adhytama

किम्

what

कर्म

action

पुरुषोत्तम

O best among men

अधिभूतम्

Adhibhuta

and

किम्

what

प्रोक्तम्

declared

अधिदैवम्

Adhidaiva

किम्

what

उच्यते

is called