Bhagavad Gita BG 8.27
Chapter 8, Verse 27 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन् योगी मुह्यति कश्चन । तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन ॥
naite srti partha janan yogi muhyati kashcana tasmAt sarveshu kaleshu yoga-yukto bhav'Arjuna
Meaning
O Partha, knowing these two paths, no yogi is deluded. Therefore, at all times, be yoga-yukta (united in yoga), O Arjuna.
Understanding
The practical conclusion of the two-paths teaching: naite srti janan — knowing these two paths (of no-return and of return) — na muhyati (is not deluded). Any yogi who understands the cosmic framework of departure is freed from the confusion and fear about death. And the final directive: tasmAt (therefore) sarveshu kAleshu (at ALL times) yoga-yukto bhava — be united in yoga. The chapter's practical teaching circles back: whatever the cosmic framework, the path for YOU is yoga-yukta at all times.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| सृती | srti | paths, ways (the two paths of departure) |
| जानन् | janan | knowing, understanding |
| मुह्यति | muhyati | is deluded, is confused |
| योगयुक्तः | yoga-yuktah | united in yoga, established in yoga |
| भव | bhava | be (imperative), become |
| न | na | not |
| एते | ete | these |
| सृती | sṛtī | two paths |
| पार्थ | pārtha | O Arjuna |
| जानन् | jānan | knowing |
| योगी | yogī | the yogi |
| कश्चन | kaścana | at all, in any way |
| तस्मात् | tasmāt | therefore |
| सर्वेषु | sarveṣu | in all |
| कालेषु | kāleṣu | at all times |
| योग-युक्तः | yoga-yuktaḥ | engaged in yoga |
| अर्जुन | arjuna | O Arjuna |