Bhagavad Gita BG 8.8
Chapter 8, Verse 8 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना । परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन् ॥
abhyasa-yoga-yuktena cetasa nanya-gamina paramam purusham divyam yati parthAnucintayan
Meaning
With the mind made steady by the yoga of practice, not going elsewhere — meditating continuously on the Supreme Divine Person — one reaches Him, O Partha.
Understanding
The practical method following the instruction in v7 (remember Me at all times). Abhyasa-yoga-yuktena cetasa (with a mind united by the yoga of practice — abhyasa is repeated, sustained practice). Na anya-gamina (not going elsewhere — the mind that does not wander, that stays in one place). Paramam purusham divyam anu-cintayan (meditating continuously on the Supreme Divine Person — anu- indicates sustained, ongoing, following meditation). The formula: practice (abhyasa) creates a mind that stays (na anya-gamin), and that staying mind reaches the Supreme through continuous meditation.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अभ्यासयोग | abhyasa-yoga | the yoga of repeated practice, the discipline of practice |
| युक्तेन | yuktena | united with, made steady by, joined to |
| नान्यगामिना | na-anya-gamina | not going elsewhere, not wandering to other objects |
| अनुचिन्तयन् | anucintayan | meditating continuously, following in thought, keeping in mind |
| परमं पुरुषम् | paramam purusham | the Supreme Person, the highest Purusha |
| अभ्यास-योगेन | abhyāsa-yogena | by the yoga of practice |
| चेतसा | cetasā | with the mind |
| न | na | not |
| अन्य-गामिना | anya-gāminā | going to another, not straying |
| परमम् | paramam | supreme |
| पुरुषम् | puruṣam | Person (the Supreme) |
| दिव्यम् | divyam | divine |
| याति | yāti | attains, reaches |
| पार्थ | pārtha | O Arjuna |
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