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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 24

The Imperishable Absolute

अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्। तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः

agnir jyotir ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇam tatra prayātā gachchhanti brahma brahma-vido janāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.24 mean?

If the sage, knowing the Supreme Spirit, goes forth with fire and light during the day, in the fortnight of the waxing moon, and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme.

Word-by-word meaning

agniḥ—fire · jyotiḥ—light · ahaḥ—day · śhuklaḥ—the bright fortnight of the moon · ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ—six months · uttara-ayanam—the sun’s northern course · tatra—there · prayātāḥ—departed · gachchhanti—go · brahma—Brahman · brahma-vidaḥ—those who know the Brahman · janāḥ—persons ·

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