Bhagavad Gita 8.21
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्। यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।
avyakto ’kṣhara ityuktas tam āhuḥ paramāṁ gatim yaṁ prāpya na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| avyaktaḥ | avyaktaḥ | unmanifest |
| akṣharaḥ | akṣharaḥ | imperishable |
| iti | iti | thus |
| uktaḥ | uktaḥ | is said |
| tam | tam | that |
| āhuḥ | āhuḥ | is called |
| paramām | paramām | the supreme |
| gatim | gatim | destination |
| yam | yam | which |
| prāpya | prāpya | having reached |
| na | na | never |
| nivartante | nivartante | come back |
| tat | tat | that |
| dhāma | dhāma | abode |
| paramam | paramam | the supreme |
| mama | mama | my |
What is known as the Unmanifested and the Imperishable, That is said to be the highest goal. Those who reach It do not return (to this Samsara). That is My supreme abode (place or state).
जो अव्यक्त अक्षर कहा गया है, वही परम गति (लक्ष्य) है। जिसे प्राप्त होकर (साधकगण) पुनः (संसार को) नहीं लौटते, वह मेरा परम धाम है।।