Bhagavad Gita 8.26
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते। एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।
śhukla-kṛiṣhṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śhāśhvate mate ekayā yātyanāvṛittim anyayāvartate punaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhukla | śhukla | bright |
| kṛiṣhṇe | kṛiṣhṇe | dark |
| gatī | gatī | paths |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| ete | ete | these |
| jagataḥ | jagataḥ | of the material world |
| śhāśhvate | śhāśhvate | eternal |
| mate | mate | opinion |
| ekayā | ekayā | by one |
| yāti | yāti | goes |
| anāvṛittim | anāvṛittim | to non return |
| anyayā | anyayā | by the other |
| āvartate | āvartate | comes back |
| punaḥ | punaḥ | again |
The bright and dark paths of the world are thought to be eternal; one leads to no return, and the other leads to return.
जगत् के ये दो प्रकार के शुक्ल और कृष्ण मार्ग सनातन माने गये हैं । इनमें एक (शुक्ल) के द्वारा (साधक) अपुनरावृत्ति को तथा अन्य (कृष्ण) के द्वारा पुनरावृत्ति को प्राप्त होता है।।