Bhagavad Gita · 8.10
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रयाणकाले मनसाचलेन
भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव ।
भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्
स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prayāṇa-kāle manasācalena
bhaktyā yukto yoga-balena caiva |
bhruvor madhye prāṇam āveśya samyak
sa taṁ paraṁ puruṣam upaiti divyam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
प्रयाणकालेprayāṇa-kāleat the moment of death.
मनसा अचलेनmanasā acalenawith an unwavering (acala) mind (manas).
भक्त्या युक्तःbhaktyā yuktaḥfull of bhakti (devotion).
योगबलेन च एवyoga-balena ca evaand also by the power (bala) of yoga.
भ्रुवोः मध्येbhruvoḥ madhyebetween (madhye) the eyebrows (bhruvoḥ).
प्राणम् आवेश्यprāṇam āveśyahaving fixed (āveśya) the life air (prāṇa).
सम्यक्samyakfully.
सः तम् परम्saḥ tam paramhe to that supreme.
पुरुषम् उपैतिpuruṣam upaiticomes to the Person.
दिव्यम्divyamto the divine.
Translation
“One who, at the moment of death, with an unwavering mind, full of devotion and by the power of yoga, fully fixes his life air between the eyebrows, will attain that very supreme divine Person.”
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