Bhagavad Gita · 8.28
॥
Devanāgarī
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव
दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् ।
अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा
योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva
dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣṭam |
atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā
yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti cādyam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
वेदेषुvedeṣuin the study of the Vedas.
यज्ञेषुyajñeṣuin the performance of yajñas.
तपःसु च एवtapaḥsu ca evaand also in austerities.
दानेषुdāneṣuin charity.
यत् पुण्यफलम्yat puṇya-phalamwhatever fruit (phalam) of piety (puṇya).
प्रदिष्टम्pradiṣṭamwas promised.
अत्येतिatyetihe surpasses.
तत् सर्वम् इदम्tat sarvam idamall this.
विदित्वाviditvāknowing this.
योगीyogīthe yogī (bhakta).
परम् स्थानम्param sthānamto the supreme (param) abode.
उपैतिupaitihe comes.
च आद्यम्ca ādyamand to the original.
Translation
“The yogī (bhakta) who has understood all this surpasses all the pious fruits promised for the study of the Vedas, the performance of sacrifices, austerities, and charity. In the end, he attains the supreme and original abode.”
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