oṃ śrī paramātmane namaḥ
atha aṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
akṣaraparabrahmayogaḥ arjuna uvāca
kiṃ tadbrahma kimadhyātmaṃ kiṃ karma puruṣottama |
adhibhūtaṃ ca kiṃ proktam adhidaivaṃ kimucyate ||1||
adhibhūtaṃ ca kiṃ proktam adhidaivaṃ kimucyate ||1||
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusūdana |
prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ ||2||
prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ ||2||
śrī bhagavānuvāca
akṣaraṃ brahma paramaṃ svabhāvo'dhyātmamucyate |
bhūtabhāvodbhavakaraḥ visargaḥ karmasañjñitaḥ ||3||
bhūtabhāvodbhavakaraḥ visargaḥ karmasañjñitaḥ ||3||
adhibhūtaṃ kṣaro bhāvaḥ puruṣaścādhidaivatam |
adhiyajño'hamevātra dehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara ||4||
adhiyajño'hamevātra dehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara ||4||
antakāle ca māmeva smaranmuktvā kalevaram |
yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ||5||
yaḥ prayāti sa madbhāvaṃ yāti nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ||5||
yaṃ yaṃ vāpi smaranbhāvaṃ tyajatyante kalevaram |
taṃ tamevaiti kaunteya sadā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ ||6||
taṃ tamevaiti kaunteya sadā tadbhāvabhāvitaḥ ||6||
tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu māmanusmara yudhya ca |
mayyarpitamanobuddhiḥ māmevaiṣyasyasaṃśayam ||7||
mayyarpitamanobuddhiḥ māmevaiṣyasyasaṃśayam ||7||
abhyāsayogayuktena cetasā nānyagāminā |
paramaṃ puruṣaṃ divyaṃ yāti pārthānucintayan ||8||
paramaṃ puruṣaṃ divyaṃ yāti pārthānucintayan ||8||
kaviṃ purāṇamanuśāsitāram aṇoraṇīyāṃsamanusmaredyaḥ |
sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpaṃ ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||9||
sarvasya dhātāramacintyarūpaṃ ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ||9||
prayāṇakāle manasā'calena bhaktyā yukto yogabalena caiva |
bhruvormadhye prāṇamāveśya samyak sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam ||10||
bhruvormadhye prāṇamāveśya samyak sa taṃ paraṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam ||10||
yadakṣaraṃ vedavido vadanti viśanti yadyatayo vītarāgāḥ |
yadicchanto brahmacaryaṃ caranti tatte padaṃ saṅgraheṇa pravakṣye ||11||
yadicchanto brahmacaryaṃ caranti tatte padaṃ saṅgraheṇa pravakṣye ||11||
sarvadvārāṇi saṃyamya mano hṛdi nirudhya ca |
mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yogadhāraṇām ||12||
mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yogadhāraṇām ||12||
omityekākṣaraṃ brahma vyāharanmāmanusmaran |
yaḥ prayāti tyajandehaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim ||13||
yaḥ prayāti tyajandehaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim ||13||
ananyacetāḥ satataṃ yo māṃ smarati nityaśaḥ |
tasyāhaṃ sulabhaḥ pārtha nityayuktasya yoginaḥ ||14||
tasyāhaṃ sulabhaḥ pārtha nityayuktasya yoginaḥ ||14||
māmupetya punarjanma duḥkhālayamaśāśvatam |
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ ||15||
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ ||15||
ābrahmabhuvanāllokāḥ punarāvartino'rjuna |
māmupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate ||16||
māmupetya tu kaunteya punarjanma na vidyate ||16||
sahasrayugaparyantam aharyadbrahmaṇo viduḥ |
rātriṃ yugasahasrāntāṃ te'horātravido janāḥ ||17||
rātriṃ yugasahasrāntāṃ te'horātravido janāḥ ||17||
avyaktādvyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyaharāgame |
rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyaktasañjñake ||18||
rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyaktasañjñake ||18||
bhūtagrāmaḥ sa evāyaṃ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate |
rātryāgame'vaśaḥ pārtha prabhavatyaharāgame ||19||
rātryāgame'vaśaḥ pārtha prabhavatyaharāgame ||19||
parastasmāttu bhāvo'nyaḥ avyakto'vyaktātsanātanaḥ |
yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati ||20||
yaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati ||20||
avyakto'kṣara ityuktaḥ tamāhuḥ paramāṃ gatim |
yaṃ prāpya na nivartante taddhāma paramaṃ mama ||21||
yaṃ prāpya na nivartante taddhāma paramaṃ mama ||21||
puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā |
yasyāntaḥ sthāni bhūtāni yena sarvamidaṃ tatam ||22||
yasyāntaḥ sthāni bhūtāni yena sarvamidaṃ tatam ||22||
yatra kāle tvanāvṛttim āvṛttiṃ caiva yoginaḥ |
prayātā yānti taṃ kālaṃ vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha ||23||
prayātā yānti taṃ kālaṃ vakṣyāmi bharatarṣabha ||23||
agnirjyotirahaḥ śuklaḥ ṣaṇmāsā uttarāyaṇam |
tatra prayātā gacchanti brahma brahmavido janāḥ ||24||
tatra prayātā gacchanti brahma brahmavido janāḥ ||24||
dhūmo rātristathā kṛṣṇaḥ ṣaṇmāsā dakṣiṇāyanam |
tatra cāndramasaṃ jyotiḥ yogī prāpya nivartate ||25||
tatra cāndramasaṃ jyotiḥ yogī prāpya nivartate ||25||
śuklakṛṣṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śāśvate mate |
ekayā yātyanāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ ||26||
ekayā yātyanāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ ||26||
naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana |
tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna ||27||
tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu yogayukto bhavārjuna ||27||
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapassu caiva dāneṣu yatpuṇyaphalaṃ pradiṣṭam |
atyeti tatsarvamidaṃ viditvā yogī paraṃ sthānamupaiti cādyam ||28||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde akṣaraparabrahmayogo nāma aṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ ||8
atyeti tatsarvamidaṃ viditvā yogī paraṃ sthānamupaiti cādyam ||28||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde akṣaraparabrahmayogo nāma aṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ ||8