Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 21

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 21 (8.21) means: This unmanifest and imperishable is called the highest goal. Those who reach it never return. That is my supreme home.

Sanskrit

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्। यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।

Transliteration

avyakto ’kṣhara ityuktas tam āhuḥ paramāṁ gatim yaṁ prāpya na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama

Translation

This unmanifest and imperishable is called the highest goal. Those who reach it never return. That is my supreme home.

Hindi

इस अव्यक्त और अविनाशी को सर्वोच्च लक्ष्य कहा गया है। जो इसे पा लेते हैं वे कभी नहीं लौटते। वही मेरा परम धाम है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 21?

This unmanifest and imperishable is called the highest goal. Those who reach it never return. That is my supreme home.

Which chapter is verse 8.21 from?

It is verse 21 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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