Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja
Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja
Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja
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CHAPTER EIGHT<br />
Taraka-Brahma-Yoga<br />
Attaining the Supreme Lord<br />
TEXT 1<br />
arjuna uvaca<br />
kim tad brahma kim adhyatmam<br />
kim karma purusottama<br />
adhibhutam ca kim proktam<br />
adhidaivam kim ucyate<br />
Arjuna said: O Purushottama, what is meant by each of the terms<br />
´Brahman´, ´Adhyatma´, ´Karma´, ´Adhibhuta´, and ´Adhidaiva´?<br />
TEXT 2<br />
adhiyajnah katham ko 'tra<br />
dehe 'smin madhusudana<br />
prayana-kale ca katham<br />
jneyo 'si niyatatmabhih<br />
O Madhusudana, what is Adhiyajna(Lord of sacrifice) in this body? How do<br />
the persons engaged in devotional service know You at the time of their death?<br />
TEXT 3<br />
sri-bhagavan uvaca<br />
aksaram brahma paramam<br />
svabhavo 'dhyatmam ucyate<br />
bhuta-bhavodbhava-karo<br />
visargah karma-samjnitah<br />
The Supreme Lord said: the eternal, indestructible and unchangeable<br />
living entity is called Brahman, and his eternal nature is called Adhyatma.<br />
Activities performed for the development of these material bodies are called<br />
karma.<br />
TEXT 4<br />
adhibhutam ksaro bhavah<br />
purusas cadhidaivatam<br />
adhiyajno 'ham evatra<br />
dehe deha-bhrtam vara<br />
The changeable and perishable is called Adhibhuta. Adhidaiba means the<br />
Universal Virata Purusa who is the Presiding Deity of the demigods and of the<br />
senses. I am known as Adhiyajna, the indwelling Super-soul in the heart of all<br />
living entities.<br />
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