Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 8.2

Sanskrit

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन। प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।

adhiyajñaḥ kathaṁ ko ’tra dehe ’smin madhusūdana prayāṇa-kāle cha kathaṁ jñeyo ’si niyatātmabhiḥ

Meaning

Focus on your essential purpose within your role. When you act with clarity and intention, you become irreplaceable and leave a lasting impact.

Translation

O Madhusudana, how is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body, and who is it? And how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds at the time of death?

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: