Bhagavad Gita 8.24
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्। तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।
agnir jyotir ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇam tatra prayātā gachchhanti brahma brahma-vido janāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| agniḥ | agniḥ | fire |
| jyotiḥ | jyotiḥ | light |
| ahaḥ | ahaḥ | day |
| śhuklaḥ | śhuklaḥ | the bright fortnight of the moon |
| ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ | ṣhaṭ-māsāḥ | six months |
| uttara-ayanam | uttara-ayanam | the sun’s northern course |
| tatra | tatra | there |
| prayātāḥ | prayātāḥ | departed |
| gachchhanti | gachchhanti | go |
| brahma | brahma | Brahman |
| brahma-vidaḥ | brahma-vidaḥ | those who know the Brahman |
| janāḥ | janāḥ | persons |
Fire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern path of the sun (the northern solstice) departing, then men who know Brahman go to Brahman.
जो ब्रह्मविद् साधकजन मरणोपरान्त अग्नि, ज्योति, दिन, शुक्लपक्ष और उत्तरायण के छः मास वाले मार्ग से जाते हैं, वे ब्रह्म को प्राप्त होते हैं।।