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Bhagavad Gita 8.2

8.2 Arjuna to Krishna

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन । प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥

adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusūdana | prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ ||

Who is the lord of sacrifice (adhiyajna) here in this body, and how, Madhusudana? And how are you to be known at the time of departure by those whose minds are disciplined?

हे मधुसूदन, इस शरीर में अधियज्ञ कौन है और वह कैसे है? और संयमित चित्त वाले लोग प्रयाणकाल (मृत्यु के समय) में आपको कैसे जानते हैं?

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Arjuna asks a question many people carry quietly: what matters when life ends? The Gita treats it as a question to be asked openly, not avoided.

अर्जुन वह प्रश्न पूछते हैं जो बहुत लोग मन में चुपचाप लिए रहते हैं: जीवन के अंत में क्या मायने रखता है? गीता इसे टालने का नहीं, खुलकर पूछने का प्रश्न मानती है।

Arjuna continues his questions: who is the lord of sacrifice within the body, and how can those who are self-controlled know Krishna at the time of departure from life.

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