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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 10

The Imperishable Absolute

प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव। भ्रुवोर्मध्ये 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

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.10 mean?

He who leaves the body with an unmoved mind, filled with devotion, and by the power of his meditation gathers his whole vital energy between his eyebrows, attains the Supreme.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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