Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 277

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-8 Tāraka Brahma Yogaḥ

vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṃ pradiṣṭam | atyeti tat sarvam idaṃ viditvā yogī paraṃ sthānam upaiti cādyam || 28 || 28. Whatever meritorious results are declared to accrue from the study of the Vedas, from the performance of sacrifices, from the practice of austerities and charity, all this is transcended by the Yogi who knows this teaching of Mine, he reaches the Supreme, Primeval abode. Commentary Whatever gain is said to be obtained from the four meritorious actions:— (a) adhyayana — the regular study of the Vedas, (b) yajña — the performance of sacrifices, (c) tapa — self-restraint, (d) dāna — charity all this is transcended by knowing this teaching, namely the greatness of the Lord as taught in these two chapters (7 and 8). By the immense joy arising from the knowledge of the greatness of the Divine, one regards all these merits as insignificant as straw. By being a Yogi, that is, an enlightened person one reaches the Supreme, Original State which is eternal — beyond time. hariḥ oṃ tatsat iti śrīmad bhagavadgītāsupaniṣatsu brahma-vidyāyāṃ yoga-śāstre śrī-kṛṣṇārjuna saṃvāde tāraka-brahma-yogo nāmāṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ Thus in the Upanishads of the Glorious Bhagavad Gita The science of the Eternal, the Scripture of Yoga The dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna Ends the eighth discourse entitled “The Way to the Immutable Brahman”