Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 8, Verse 21

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम् । यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥ २१ ॥

avyakto ’kṣhara ityuktas tam āhuḥ paramāṁ gatim yaṁ prāpya na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama

Translation

That unmanifest is called the Imperishable; it is said to be the supreme goal. Those who reach it do not return. That is my supreme abode.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

जो अव्यक्त "अक्षर" इस नाम से कहा गया है, उसी को परम गति कहते हैं; तथा जिस सनातन अव्यक्त भाव को प्राप्त होकर मनुष्य वापस नहीं आते, वह मेरा परम धाम है।

Commentary

Tad dhāma paramaṁ mama — "that is my supreme abode." The highest goal is not an abstract state alone but God's own dwelling, from which there is no return to sorrow.