atha aṣṭamō’dhyāyaḥ ।
akṣaraparabrahmayōgaḥ
arjuna uvācha ।
kiṃ tadbrahma kimadhyātmaṃ kiṃ karma puruṣōttama ।
adhibhūtaṃ cha kiṃ prōktamadhidaivaṃ kimuchyatē ॥ 1 ॥
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ kō’tra dēhē’sminmadhusūdana ।
prayāṇakālē cha kathaṃ jñēyō’si niyatātmabhiḥ ॥ 2 ॥
śrībhagavānuvācha ।
akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvō’dhyātmamuchyatē ।
bhūtabhāvōdbhavakarō visargaḥ karmasañjñitaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
adhibhūtaṃ kṣarō bhāvaḥ puruṣaśchādhidaivatam ।
adhiyajñō’hamēvātra dēhē dēhabhṛtāṃ vara ॥ 4 ॥
antakālē cha māmēva smaranmuktvā kalēvaram ।
yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
yaṃ yaṃ vāpi smaranbhāvaṃ tyajatyantē kalēvaram ।
taṃ tamēvaiti kauntēya sadā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
tasmātsarvēṣu kālēṣu māmanusmara yudhya cha ।
mayyarpitamanōbuddhirmāmēvaiṣyasyasaṃśayam ॥ 7 ॥
abhyāsayōgayuktēna chētasā nānyagāminā ।
paramaṃ puruṣaṃ divyaṃ yāti pārthānuchintayan ॥ 8 ॥
kaviṃ purāṇamanuśāsitāramaṇōraṇīyaṃsamanusmarēdyaḥ।
sarvasya dhātāramachintyarūpamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ॥ 9 ॥
prayāṇakālē manasāchalēna bhaktyā yuktō yōgabalēna chaiva।
bhruvōrmadhyē prāṇamāvēśya samyaksa taṃ paraṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam ॥ 10 ॥
yadakṣaraṃ vēdavidō vadanti viśanti yadyatayō vītarāgāḥ।
yadichChantō brahmacharyaṃ charanti tattē padaṃ saṅgrahēṇa pravakṣyē ॥ 11 ॥
sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya manō hṛdi nirudhya cha ।
mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇamāsthitō yōgadhāraṇām ॥ 12 ॥
ōmityēkākṣaraṃ brahma vyāharanmāmanusmaran ।
yaḥ prayāti tyajandēhaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim ॥ 13 ॥
ananyachētāḥ satataṃ yō māṃ smarati nityaśaḥ ।
tasyāhaṃ sulabhaḥ pārtha nityayuktasya yōginaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
māmupētya punarjanma duḥkhālayamaśāśvatam ।
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ ॥ 15 ॥
ābrahmabhuvanāllōkāḥ punarāvartinō’rjuna ।
māmupētya tu kauntēya punarjanma na vidyatē ॥ 16 ॥
sahasrayugaparyantamaharyadbrahmaṇō viduḥ ।
rātriṃ yugasahasrāntāṃ tē’hōrātravidō janāḥ ॥ 17 ॥
avyaktādvyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyaharāgamē ।
rātryāgamē pralīyantē tatraivāvyaktasañjñakē ॥ 18 ॥
bhūtagrāmaḥ sa ēvāyaṃ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyatē ।
rātryāgamē’vaśaḥ pārtha prabhavatyaharāgamē ॥ 19 ॥
parastasmāttu bhāvō’nyō’vyaktō’vyaktātsanātanaḥ ।
yaḥ sa sarvēṣu bhūtēṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati ॥ 20 ॥
avyaktō’kṣara ityuktastamāhuḥ paramāṃ gatim ।
yaṃ prāpya na nivartantē taddhāma paramaṃ mama ॥ 21 ॥
puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā ।
yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yēna sarvamidaṃ tatam ॥ 22 ॥
yatra kālē tvanāvṛttimāvṛttiṃ chaiva yōginaḥ ।
prayātā yānti taṃ kālaṃ vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha ॥ 23 ॥
agnirjōtirahaḥ śuklaḥ ṣaṇmāsā uttarāyaṇam ।
tatra prayātā gachChanti brahma brahmavidō janāḥ ॥ 24 ॥
dhūmō rātristathā kṛṣṇaḥ ṣaṇmāsā dakṣiṇāyanam ।
tatra chāndramasaṃ jyōtiryōgī prāpya nivartatē ॥ 25 ॥
śuklakṛṣṇē gatī hyētē jagataḥ śāśvatē matē ।
ēkayā yātyanāvṛttimanyayāvartatē punaḥ ॥ 26 ॥
naitē sṛtī pārtha jānanyōgī muhyati kaśchana ।
tasmātsarvēṣu kālēṣu yōgayuktō bhavārjuna ॥ 27 ॥
vēdēṣu yajñēṣu tapaḥsu chaiva dānēṣu yatpuṇyaphalaṃ pradiṣṭam।
atyēti tatsarvamidaṃ viditvāyōgī paraṃ sthānamupaiti chādyam ॥ 28 ॥
ōṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yōgaśāstrē śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvādē
akṣarabrahmayōgō nāmāṣṭamō’dhyāyaḥ ॥8 ॥