Chapter 8 • Verse 16

Aksara Brahma Yoga

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

Sanskrit Verse

Abrahma-bhuvanal lokah punar avartino 'rjuna, mam upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate

Translation & Meaning

From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are places of misery wherein repeated birth and death take place. But one who attains My abode, O son of Kunti, never takes birth again. Even the most elevated material realms — including the realm of Brahma the creator — are subject to the cycle of rebirth. Only God's abode grants permanent liberation.

Key Teachings

  • •All material realms, even the highest, are subject to impermanence
  • •Only God's abode grants permanent liberation from rebirth
  • •True spiritual aspiration aims beyond even the celestial planes

Topics

liberationrebirthmaterial worldGod's abodebrahmaloka
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