Chapter 8, Verse 25
"Par la fumée, la nuit, la quinzaine noire et les six mois du solstice d'hiver, le yogi atteint la lumière lunaire et revient"
Par la fumée, la nuit, la quinzaine noire et les six mois du solstice d'hiver, le yogi atteint la lumière lunaire et revient— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 8, Verse 25
About This Verse
This verse appears as one of the concluding verses of Chapter 8 — Atteindre le Suprême (अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः), which explores attaining the Supreme. This chapter contains 28 verses and focuses on the process of remembering God at the time of death and achieving the supreme destination. In this particular verse, the teaching centers on the idea that par la fumée, la nuit, la quinzaine noire et les six mois du solstice d'hiver, le yogi atteint la lumière lunaire et revient. The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata, consisting of a conversation between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
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What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 25 mean?
Chapter 8, Verse 25 of the Bhagavad Gita teaches that par la fumée, la nuit, la quinzaine noire et les six mois du solstice d'hiver, le yogi atteint la lumière lunaire et revient. This verse is part of Atteindre le Suprême (अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः), which contains 28 verses.
Who spoke Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 25?
This verse is part of the dialogue in Chapter 8 — Atteindre le Suprême. The Bhagavad Gita is primarily a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, narrated by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra.
What is the context of Chapter 8, Verse 25 in the Bhagavad Gita?
This verse appears in Chapter 8 — "Atteindre le Suprême" (अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः), which is verse 25 of 28 in this chapter. The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman The Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters and 700 verses in total.
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