"puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā ." — Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 22

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Shloka 8.22

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया | यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ||८-२२||

puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyastvananyayā . yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yena sarvamidaṃ tatam ||8-22||

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The Translation

“That Supreme Person, O Partha, is attainable by unswerving devotion alone; within Him all beings dwell, and by Him all this universe is pervaded.”

Commentary & Insights

Historical Context

Krishna explains that this Supreme Person, who pervades all and within whom all beings dwell, is attainable only through unswerving devotion.

The Sacred Meaning

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Sages' Views

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Adi Shankara

Advaita Vedanta

The Supreme Purusha is the highest Self, which contains all effects and is the cause of all. He is pervaded like clay in pots. Unswerving devotion (ananya-bhakti) means meditating on the Self with the conviction: 'I am none other than the Supreme Person.'

॥ इति ॥

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Ramanujacharya

Vishishtadvaita

The Supreme Person is the Lord of all, who pervades everything as their support and soul. He can be reached only by devotion that does not seek any other goal but Him.

॥ इति ॥

Practical Application

Spend a minute today feeling gratitude for the simple fact of existence, appreciating the living universe that surrounds and sustains you.

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Self-Reflection Prompts

If everything in the universe is inside God (*antaḥsthāni*) and pervaded by God (*tatam*), then there is no place where He is not. How can this realization remove loneliness and fear?
Why is 'exclusive devotion' (*ananyā bhakti*) the key that unlocks this realization rather than dry study?

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8.22

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया