Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 28

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 28 (8.28) means: Knowing all this, the seeker rises above the rewards promised for study, offering, discipline, and giving, and reaches the highest, original home.

Sanskrit

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्। अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।

Transliteration

vedeṣhu yajñeṣhu tapaḥsu chaiva dāneṣhu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣhṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti chādyam

Translation

Knowing all this, the seeker rises above the rewards promised for study, offering, discipline, and giving, and reaches the highest, original home.

Hindi

यह सब जानकर, साधक स्वाध्याय, यज्ञ, तप और दान के लिए वादा किए फलों से ऊपर उठ जाता है, और सर्वोच्च, आदि धाम को पा लेता है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 28?

Knowing all this, the seeker rises above the rewards promised for study, offering, discipline, and giving, and reaches the highest, original home.

Which chapter is verse 8.28 from?

It is verse 28 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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