Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 8

Bhagavad Gita 8.22

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया। यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्॥

puruṣhaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyas tvananyayā yasyāntaḥ-sthāni bhūtāni yena sarvam idaṁ tatam

Translation

He, the highest Spirit, O Pârtha, may be reached by unswerving devotion to Him alone, in whom all beings abide, by whom all This is pervaded.

What it means

That supreme Spirit, in whom all beings dwell and by whom all this is pervaded, is reached by unswerving devotion alone. The means is single and undivided. Loyalty of heart outperforms every technique.

Try this today

The entry ticket restated: single-direction devotion, nothing else required, nothing else sufficient.

Something to reflect on

Is my loyalty divided among so many objects that none receives it whole?

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