Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 14

Bhagavad Gita 14.27

ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च॥

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣhṭhāham amṛitasyāvyayasya cha śhāśhvatasya cha dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya cha

Translation

For I am the abode of the Eternal, and of the indestructible nectar of immortality, of immemorial righteousness, and of unending bliss.

What it means

For I am the abode of the Eternal, of the immortal nectar, of everlasting dharma, and of unbroken bliss. The chapter ends by grounding everything in the Divine. The goal of crossing is not emptiness but arrival.

Try this today

Chapter 14 closes: the destination is grounded in the speaker - the abode of everything the seeker wants.

Something to reflect on

If the destination were arrival rather than emptiness, would I want it more?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.