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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 13

The Imperishable Absolute

ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्। यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्

oṁ ityekākṣharaṁ brahma vyāharan mām anusmaran yaḥ prayāti tyajan dehaṁ sa yāti paramāṁ gatim

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.13 mean?

Repeating Om, the symbol of eternity, and holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Supreme Spirit.

Word-by-word meaning

om—sacred syllable representing the formless aspect of God · iti—thus · eka-akṣharam—one syllabled · brahma—the Absolute Truth · vyāharan—chanting · mām—me (Shree Krishna) · anusmaran—remembering · yaḥ—who · prayāti—departs · tyajan—quitting · deham—the body · saḥ—he · yāti—attains · paramām—the supreme · gatim—goal

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