Chapter 8 • Verse 21

Aksara Brahma Yoga

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

Sanskrit Verse

Avyakto 'kshara ity uktas tam ahuh paramam gatim, yam prapya na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama

Translation & Meaning

That which the Vedantists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that which is known as the supreme destination, that place from which, having attained it, one never returns — that is My supreme abode. The supreme abode of God, from which there is no return, is the ultimate destination described throughout the Upanishads and Vedanta philosophy.

Key Teachings

  • The supreme abode is the destination from which there is no return to rebirth
  • This is the imperishable, unmanifest realm described in Vedanta
  • Attaining God's supreme abode is the highest goal of all spiritual practice

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