Yogis who understand this secret earn far greater merit than those who perform Vedic rituals, study the Vedas, carry out sacrifices, practice austerities, or give in charity. These yogis ultimately attain the Supreme Abode. Description In the final verse of this chapter, Shree Krishna emphasizes that yogis who follow the path of light achieve results …
Yogis who understand the secret of these two paths, O Parth, remain free from confusion. Therefore, always stay established in Yog (union with God). Description True yogis strive relentlessly for union with God, recognizing themselves as divine fragments and the material world as temporary and futile. They focus on enhancing their love for God, following …
Shree Krishna explains two paths after death. Those who realize the Supreme Brahman and depart during the sun’s northern course, bright lunar fortnight, or daytime, attain liberation. Those who follow Vedic rituals and pass away during the sun’s southern course, dark lunar fortnight, or nighttime, reach celestial abodes but return to earth after their pleasures. …
Countless beings are born with the dawn of Brahma’s day and are reabsorbed at the onset of the cosmic night, only to reappear naturally with the arrival of the next cosmic day. Description God is omnipresent, residing fully in His divine abode, in every atom of creation, and within the hearts of all beings. Despite …
That unmanifest dimension is the ultimate goal, and those who attain it never return to this mortal world. It is My Supreme Abode. Description The spiritual realm is adorned with a divine sky known as the Paravyom, where various forms of God have their eternal abodes, called Lokas. In these Lokas, the Supreme Lord resides …
Countless beings are born with the dawn of Brahma’s day and are reabsorbed at the onset of the cosmic night, only to reappear naturally with the arrival of the next cosmic day. Description Shree Krishna has thus far explained the temporary nature of the material worlds. He now begins to describe the eternal spiritual realm, …
Countless beings are born with the dawn of Brahma’s day and are reabsorbed at the onset of the cosmic night, only to reappear naturally with the arrival of the next cosmic day. Description The Vedas describe four types of dissolution (pralaya): Nitya Pralaya: This occurs every night during deep sleep when our consciousness temporarily dissolves. …
At the dawn of Brahma’s day, all living beings arise from the unmanifested state, and at the onset of his night, they return once more to the unmanifested state. Description In the cosmic cycle, creation, sustenance, and destruction repeat across the universe and its planetary systems. At the end of Brahma’s day, which lasts 4.32 …
One day of Brahma, known as a kalpa, spans a thousand cycles of the four ages (mahā yugas), and his night lasts for the same duration. Those who understand this grasp the true nature of Brahma’s day and night. Description The Vedic cosmological system presents vast and astounding measurements of time. Imagine an insect that …
“In all the realms of this material creation, even up to Brahma’s highest abode, you remain subject to rebirth, O Arjun. But upon reaching My Abode, O son of Kunti, there is no rebirth again.” Description According to Vedic scriptures, the universe consists of fourteen worlds—seven higher (celestial abodes like Bhūḥ to Satya Lok) and …
