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Bhagavad Gita 8.28

Chapter 8: Akshara Brahma Yoga (The Imperishable) · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैवदानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् ।अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वायोगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ॥

vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caivadāneṣu yatpuṇyaphalaṃ pradiṣṭam |atyeti tatsarvamidaṃ viditvāyogī paraṃ sthānamupaiti cādyam ||

Meaning of Gita 8.28 in English

The yogi who knows this goes beyond all the merit promised for studying the Vedas, performing sacrifices, austerity and charity, and reaches the supreme, original abode.

गीता 8.28 का हिंदी अर्थ

इस रहस्य को जानने वाला योगी वेद, यज्ञ, तप और दान से मिलने वाले सभी पुण्य-फलों से आगे निकलकर परम, आदि धाम को प्राप्त होता है।

beyond ritualshighest goalspiritual knowledge

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.