Bhagavad Gita 8.28
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्। अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।
vedeṣhu yajñeṣhu tapaḥsu chaiva dāneṣhu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣhṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti chādyam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vedeṣhu | vedeṣhu | in the study of the Vedas |
| yajñeṣhu | yajñeṣhu | in performance of sacrifices |
| tapaḥsu | tapaḥsu | in austerities |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| dāneṣhu | dāneṣhu | in giving charities |
| yat | yat | which |
| puṇya-phalam | puṇya-phalam | fruit of merit |
| pradiṣhṭam | pradiṣhṭam | is gained |
| atyeti | atyeti | surpasses |
| tat sarvam | tat sarvam | all |
| idam | idam | this |
| viditvā | viditvā | having known |
| yogī | yogī | a yogi |
| param | param | Supreme |
| sthānam | sthānam | Abode |
| upaiti | upaiti | achieves |
| cha | cha | and |
| ādyam | ādyam | original |
Whatever fruit of merit is declared (in the scriptures) to accrue from (the study of) the Vedas, (the performance of) sacrifices, (the practice of) austerities, and gifts, beyond all this goes the Yogi, having known this; and he attains to the Supreme, Primeval (first or ancient) Abode.
योगी पुरुष यह सब (दोनों मार्गों के तत्त्व को) जानकर वेदाध्ययन, यज्ञ, तप और दान करने में जो पुण्य फल कहा गया है, उस सबका उल्लंघन कर जाता है और आद्य (सनातन), परम स्थान को प्राप्त होता है।।