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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 25

The Imperishable Absolute

धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्। तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते

dhūmo rātris tathā kṛiṣhṇaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā dakṣhiṇāyanam tatra chāndramasaṁ jyotir yogī prāpya nivartate

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.25 mean?

Smoke, night, the dark fortnight, and the six months of the sun's southern course—passing along that path and attaining the lunar light, the yogi returns.

Word-by-word meaning

dhūmaḥ—smoke · rātriḥ—night · tathā—and · kṛiṣhṇaḥ—the dark fortnight of the moon · ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ—six months · dakṣhiṇa-ayanam—the sun’s southern course · tatra—there · chāndra-masam—lunar · jyotiḥ—light · yogī—a yogi · prāpya—attain · nivartate—comes back ·

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