Gita/Chapter 8/Verse 23
The Imperishable Absolute · 8.23

Having departed: Remembering the Eternal

यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः। प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ॥ ८.२३ ॥
yatra kāle tvanāvṛittim āvṛittiṁ chaiva yoginaḥ prayātā yānti taṁ kālaṁ vakṣhyāmi bharatarṣhabha
Translation

Now, I will tell you, O Arjuna, the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 8.23 through stronger key ideas from the verse: having departed, i shall describe, where. In the context of Remembering the Eternal, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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