Atha asht'amo'dhyaayah'

Arjuna uvaacha .
Kim' tad brahma kimadhyaatmam' kim' karma purushottama .
Adhibhootam' cha kim' proktamadhidaivam' kimuchyate .. 8-1..

Adhiyajnyah' katham' ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusoodana .
Prayaanakaale cha katham' jnyeyo'si niyataatmabhih' .. 8-2..

Shreebhagavaanuvaacha .
Aksharam' brahma paramam' svabhaavo'dhyaatmamuchyate .
Bhootabhaavodbhavakaro visargah' karmasanjnyitah' .. 8-3..

Adhibhootam' ksharo bhaavah' purushashchaadhidaivatam .
Adhiyajnyo'hamevaatra dehe dehabhri'taam' vara .. 8-4..

Antakaale cha maameva smaranmuktvaa kalevaram .
Yah' prayaati sa madbhaavam' yaati naastyatra sam'shayah' .. 8-5..

Yam' yam' vaapi smaranbhaavam' tyajatyante kalevaram .
Tam' tamevaiti kaunteya sadaa tadbhaavabhaavitah' .. 8-6..

Tasmaatsarveshu kaaleshu maamanusmara yudhya cha .
Mayyarpitamanobuddhirmaamevaishyasyasam'shayah' .. 8-7.. (sam'shayam)
Abhyaasayogayuktena chetasaa naanyagaaminaa .
Paramam' purusham' divyam' yaati paarthaanuchintayan .. 8-8..

Kavim' puraanamanushaasitaara-
Manoraneeyam'samanusmaredyah' .
Sarvasya dhaataaramachintyaroopa-
Maadityavarnam' tamasah' parastaat .. 8-9..

Prayaanakaale manasaa'chalena
Bhaktyaa yukto yogabalena chaiva .
Bhruvormadhye praanamaaveshya samyak
Sa tam' param' purushamupaiti divyam .. 8-10..

Yadaksharam' vedavido vadanti
Vishanti yadyatayo veetaraagaah' .
Yadichchhanto brahmacharyam' charanti
Tatte padam' sangrahena pravakshye .. 8-11..

Sarvadvaaraani sam'yamya mano hri'di nirudhya cha .
Moordhnyaadhaayaatmanah' praanamaasthito yogadhaaranaam .. 8-12..

Omityekaaksharam' brahma vyaaharanmaamanusmaran .
Yah' prayaati tyajandeham' sa yaati paramaam' gatim .. 8-13..

Ananyachetaah' satatam' yo maam' smarati nityashah' .
Tasyaaham' sulabhah' paartha nityayuktasya yoginah' .. 8-14..

Maamupetya punarjanma duh'khaalayamashaashvatam .
Naapnuvanti mahaatmaanah' sam'siddhim' paramaam' gataah' .. 8-15..

Aabrahmabhuvanaallokaah' punaraavartino'rjuna .
Maamupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate .. 8-16..

Sahasrayugaparyantamaharyad brahmano viduh' .
Raatrim' yugasahasraantaam' te'horaatravido janaah' .. 8-17..

Avyaktaad vyaktayah' sarvaah' prabhavantyaharaagame .
Raatryaagame praleeyante tatraivaavyaktasanjnyake .. 8-18..

Bhootagraamah' sa evaayam' bhootvaa bhootvaa praleeyate .
Raatryaagame'vashah' paartha prabhavatyaharaagame .. 8-19..

Parastasmaattu bhaavo'nyo'vyakto'vyaktaatsanaatanah' .
Yah' sa sarveshu bhooteshu nashyatsu na vinashyati .. 8-20..

Avyakto'kshara ityuktastamaahuh' paramaam' gatim .
Yam' praapya na nivartante taddhaama paramam' mama .. 8-21..

Purushah' sa parah' paartha bhaktyaa labhyastvananyayaa .
Yasyaantah'sthaani bhootaani yena sarvamidam' tatam .. 8-22..

Yatra kaale tvanaavri'ttimaavri'ttim' chaiva yoginah' .
Prayaataa yaanti tam' kaalam' vakshyaami bharatarshabha .. 8-23..

Agnirjyotirahah' shuklah' shanmaasaa uttaraayanam .
Tatra prayaataa gachchhanti brahma brahmavido janaah' .. 8-24..

Dhoomo raatristathaa kri'shnah' shanmaasaa dakshinaayanam .
Tatra chaandramasam' jyotiryogee praapya nivartate .. 8-25..

Shuklakri'shne gatee hyete jagatah' shaashvate mate .
Ekayaa yaatyanaavri'ttimanyayaavartate punah' .. 8-26..

Naite sri'tee paartha jaananyogee muhyati kashchana .
Tasmaatsarveshu kaaleshu yogayukto bhavaarjuna .. 8-27..

Vedeshu yajnyeshu tapah'su chaiva
Daaneshu yatpunyaphalam' pradisht'am .
Atyeti tatsarvamidam' viditvaa
Yogee param' sthaanamupaiti chaadyam .. 8-28..

Om tatsaditi shreemadbhagavadgeetaasoopanishatsu brahmavidyaayaam' yogashaastre shreekri'shnaarjunasam'vaade aksharabrahmayogo naamaasht'amo'dhyaayah' .. 8..