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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 6

The Imperishable Absolute

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्। तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः

yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajatyante kalevaram taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.6 mean?

Whatever being one remembers while giving up the body at the end, that very being one attains, O son of Kunti, having always been absorbed in thought of that being.

Word-by-word meaning

yam yam—whatever · vā—or · api—even · smaran—remembering · bhāvam—remembrance · tyajati—gives up · ante—in the end · kalevaram—the body · tam—to that · tam—to that · eva—certainly · eti—gets · kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti · sadā—always · tat—that · bhāva-bhāvitaḥ—absorbed in contemplation

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